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ZABBIX Manual v1.6

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About this Manual
This manual is distributed in the hope that it will be useful.com for more information. Please send an e-mail to sales@zabbix.ZABBIX Manual v1. without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.com. prior written agreement from ZABBIX Company is required.  For all other uses. This manual is part of ZABBIX software. The ZABBIX Reference Manual IS NOT distributed under a GPL-style license. The latest version of the manual is available at http://www.  You may create a printed copy for your own personal use.
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. Use of the manual is subject to the following terms:  Translation and conversion to other formats is allowed. but the actual content may not be altered or edited in any way. such as selling printed copies or using (parts of) the manual in another publication (either printed or electronical).zabbix. but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.

although an understanding of UNIX is essential. the features it offers and their functions.
What you should already know
No deep technical knowledge is required.6
Introduction
Purpose of this Document
The purpose of this document is to provide a comprehensive introduction and overview of ZABBIX.
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. its architecture.
Who Should Use this Document
Anyone involved in installation and administration of ZABBIX. and anyone else wishing to get an insight into how it works.ZABBIX Manual v1. This document contains all information necessary for the successful administration of ZABBIX.

Housekeeper refers to the service within the ZABBIX server that cleans the ZABBIX database of old actions. history. events. Alerter is a server process which is responsible for execution of actions (emails. or execute remote commands. based on their Media Type settings. jabber. Active checker gather operational information from the system where ZABBIX Agent is running. scripts). An action is a response taken when a Trigger has been triggered. It is run as a service and can process both active and passive checks simultaneously. the agent keeps track of what items to send to the server and at what intervals. Housekeeping of Actions and Events is defined in General settings. The agent can poll the server at set intervals in order to keep track of what items it should be sending. Intelligent Platform Management Interface. Graphs can refer to the simple graphs that are available for each numerical Item that is monitored. History and trend data is defined per item. Host refers to the machine that is being monitored.
Active checker
Action
Agent
Alerter Auto-registration
Auto-discovery
Event Graphs
Host Housekeeper
IPMI
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. SMS.ZABBIX Manual v1. An event is when a trigger is triggered. or it can refer to custom graphs which can be used to show several numerical Items in one graph. Auto-registration refers to a feature of ZABBIX that allows Hosts to automatically register themselves with the ZABBIX server. Agent refers to the program that is run on hosts that want to be monitored. This is configured via the web interface by an administrator that defines a particular Hostname patter such as ‘*-Linux’ and define Items for that host based on a Template of items. ZABBIX auto-discovery module is a module which performs automated discovery of hosts and services and generating events for further processing. and report this data to the ZABBIX for further processing. Actions can be configured to send messages to specific user groups as defined in ZABBIX.6
Glossary
TERM Active DESCRIPTION Active refers to a mode that the ZABBIX Agent can run in. and trend data as defined by the user. When running actively.

or other means. the agent waits for requests for items from the server and sends them back as requested. Queue refers to the internal queue of items the ZABBIX server is monitoring. Items can be configured as float. Map refers to a feature of ZABBIX that allows users to create customized graphics via the web interface to create network maps and define links between Hosts on the map. such as load average or response time. Media Types are configured globally to be made available to all Users. Master Node can control configuration of the Childs. and the modes are defined by the Item when it is configured. Master Node may have one or several Childs. ZABBIX Server in distributed setup monitoring number of hosts. text or log values. IT Services are defined as groups of triggers and can be configured to calculate the minimum of a group or maximum of a group. SNMP. It should be noted that typically the agent runs in both modes. ZABBIX Server process which is responsible for retrieval of data from ZABBIX and SNMP agents and processing remote (simple) checks. Links can be configured to change color or style based on Triggers. and then specified per User to allow certain Users to be notified via one media type. Master Node. and other users to be notified via another media type. ZABBIX Proxy process which collects performance and availability data from servers and network devices and send it to a ZABBIX Server for further processing. Passive refers to a mode that the ZABBIX Agent can run in.ZABBIX Manual v1. Item refers to an individual item that is monitored on a host. Node ID is a unique number which identifies Node. Each Node must have its own unique Node ID. When running passively.
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Item
Location Map
Master or Master Node Media Type
Node Node ID Node Watcher Queue
Passive
Pinger Poller
Proxy
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. Based on the specified intervals of items the ZABBIX server maintains a queue to keep track of the items and when it should poll them. ZABBIX Server process which takes care of inter-node communications. Media Types are used to notify ZABBIX users when an Action has occurred. Item can refer to an item obtained via the ZABBIX agent. character strings. Environment monitored by a single Node.6
IT Services
IT Services refers to a feature within ZABBIX that allows users to define an SLA and have ZABBIX keep track of the expected SLA and actual SLA. ZABBIX Server process which processes ICMP pings. Media types can be via email or custom scripts. 64-bit integers.

alerts. Child Nodes reports to Master Node.5% availability of a particular Host. log files and data sent by sender.ZABBIX Manual v1. This allows easier configuration of hosts and changes to hosts without having to change each individual host. For example. ZABBIX Server process responsible for processing of ZABBIX Agent (active) checks. Screen refers to another customizable feature of ZABBIX which allows users to create custom pages within ZABBIX for displaying information. Child Node is linked to a Master Node. Users can be allowed anonymous access via the guest account and be allowed to view all available data but not modify any changes. A screen can consist of graphs (custom).0. Triggers. The ZABBIX web front-end can be configured to allow access to multiple users at varying levels of access. Server refers to the program that is run on a centralized machine that has been deemed the “monitoring station”.
Sender Server
SLA
Child or Child Node Template
Timer Trapper Trigger
User
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. maps. A trigger is used to define constraints on items and provide notifications when these constraints are exceeded. or users can be given access to only view or modify specific sections of ZABBIX. which Hosts can be linked to. actions. Triggers are very flexible and can allow for multiple constraints. The server is run as a service and is in charge of keeping track of all the configured hosts.6
ROI Screen
Return on Investment. SLA refers to Service Level Agreement. A Template is a Host that has a defined set of Items. items. ZABBIX utility which sends data to ZABBIX Server for further processing. etc. Host Templates are no different from other hosts except that their status is set to ‘Template’ during configuration and as such no Host is actually monitored. These are typically used in contracts between companies and clients in order to define a certain level of service such as 99. or plain text such as the last 5 values of a particular item. etc. It usually used in user scripts. you could be monitoring load average on a specific host and want to know when load average exceeds 1. simple graphs. ZABBIX Server process responsible for processing of date and time related functions of trigger expressions.

(UserParameter) refers to custom scripts defined in an agent’s configuration file.ZABBIX Manual v1.
ZABBIX ZABBIX SIA
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. ZABBIX Software Latvian company that develops and provides support for ZABBIX. The key refers to the item defined in the web interface and can be configured to accept arguments as sent by the server. User parameters are defined by a key and command.6
User parameter
User Parameter.

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1. AIX. and currently is actively developed and supported by ZABBIX SIA. ZABBIX is free of cost. AIX. All ZABBIX reports and statistics. Solaris. OS X. Windows Vista)  agent-less monitoring  secure user authentication  flexible user permissions  web-based interface  flexible e-mail notification of predefined events  high-level (business) view of monitored resources
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.4. as well as configuration parameters. Properly configured. HP-UX.4.1.Overview of ZABBIX
1. Windows 2000.
1. This is equally true for small organisations with a few servers and for large companies with a multitude of servers. ZABBIX supports both polling and trapping.0. Windows NT4. Both free and commercial support is available and provided by ZABBIX Company. It means that its source code is freely distributed and available for the general public.Solaris. ZABBIX is written and distributed under the GPL General Public License version 2. OS X  native high performance agents (client software for Linux . ZABBIX can play an important role in monitoring IT infrastructure. are accessed through a web-based front end. ZABBIX is software that monitors numerous parameters of a network and the health and integrity of servers. Windows XP. Open BSD. Open BSD. Free BSD. ZABBIX offers excellent reporting and data visualisation features based on the stored data.What does ZABBIX offer?
ZABBIX offers:  auto-discovery of servers and network devices  distributed monitoring with centralised WEB administration  support for both polling and trapping mechanisms  server software for Linux. Tru64/OSF1. ZABBIX uses a flexible notification mechanism that allows users to configure e-mail based alerts for virtually any event.4. Free BSD. HP-UX.2.What is ZABBIX?
ZABBIX was created by Alexei Vladishev.ZABBIX Manual v1. ZABBIX is an enterprise-class open source distributed monitoring solution. This allows a fast reaction to server problems. This makes ZABBIX ideal for capacity planning. A web-based front end ensures that the status of your network and the health of your servers can be assessed from any location. Windows 2003.

Users of ZABBIX
Many organisations of different size around the World rely on ZABBIX as a primary monitoring platform.5.1.
1. which helps making the software even better  provide high-quality commercial support
1. performance data) is stored in relational database  high-level service tree  very easy setup  support for SNMP (v1.4.Goals and Principles
1.  low cost of ownership  very simple configuration  Centralised monitoring system. Both trapping and polling.4.v2).6
 audit log
1.  visualisation capabilities  built-in housekeeping procedure
1.5.4. Downtimes are very expensive.3.Main Goals of ZABBIX Development
There are several goals ZABBIX is trying to achieve:  become recognized Open Source monitoring tool  create ZABBIX user group.Why use ZABBIX?
 Open Source solution  highly efficient agents for UNIX and WIN32 based platforms  low learning curve  high ROI.Main principles of ZABBIX development
 be user friendly  keep things simple  use as few processing resources as possible  react fast  document every aspect of the software
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.5.ZABBIX Manual v1. All information (configuration.2.

ZABBIX Proxy Process
ZABBIX Proxy is a lightweight process. The proxies can be used in order to centralise monitoring of remote locations by reporting to the central server or one of ZABBIX nodes in the distributed environment.6
1.
1. Now this is a central part of ZABBIX front-end.
1.
1.
1.6
1.
1. which collects data collection on behalf of ZABBIX Server.6.What’s new in ZABBIX 1. increases speed of ZABBIX up-to 4-8x times depending on the configuration.Much Better Performance
ZABBIX database cache module.7.Dashboard
ZABBIX Dashboard provides high level personalized details about the monitored environment.
1.6.Support of IPv6
All ZABBIX modules support both IPv4 and IPv6.4.6.3.6.2. ZABBIX can be used in mixed or IPv6 only environments.6.Better Distributed Monitoring
ZABBIX distributed monitoring has been improved for a more efficient Node synchronisation protocol. ZABBIX Proxy simplifies deployment and maintenances of the centralised distributed monitoring significantly.
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.ZABBIX Manual v1.5. when enabled by the parameter StartDBSyncers.6.6.6.6. See also details on ZABBIX Proxy. Escalations can be configured in a very flexible way and may include not only notifications but also execution of remote and IPMI commands.1.Support of IPMI
ZABBIX support monitoring of IPMI parameters and manual execution of IMPI commands from ZABBIX front-end as well as remote commands.Escalations and Repeated notifications
Support of escalations and repeated notifications has been implemented.

6. In this case.6.
1.6. The scripts are executed on the single ZABBIX server or any ZABBIX node in the distributed setup.6.
1.13.Special Processing of Well-known SNMP OIDs
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.14.6.More Efficient ZABBIX Sender
ZABBIX Sender has been improved to support sending of multiple values by one network connection.12.Support of SNMP Data with Dynamic Index
A new syntax can be used to monitor SNMP data with a dynamic index.More Efficient Communication with Agents
ZABBIX Agents support data buffering.6.ZABBIX Manual v1.
1.6
1. which can be tuned by new configuration parameters.Pie Charts
Pie charts (both 2D and 3D) are supported. More scripts can be added and configured.
1.Nice Zoom for Graphs
The Zoom period can be selected by mouse for drill-down analysis.8. the information displayed in the element will depend on the particular host selected by ZABBIX user.16.
1. See SNMP section for more details.6.Dynamic Screens
A screen element can be made dynamic.15.6.9.11. The communication protocol has been improved to support sending of multiple values by one TCP connection.Improved View of Trigger Statuses
The screen will display information about triggers and associated events. BufferSize and BufferSend.
1.6.
1.10.Basic Management Functions
Traceroute and Ping can be executed from a number of screens.
1.

ifInOctets.6 user permissions slightly differ from the permissions in 1.
1. and other can be used in ZABBIX and will be translated automatically into correct numeric representation by ZABBIX itself.18.
1.6.Improved User Permission Schema
In 1.Added Printable View for All Screens
Any screen can be printed in a nice way by pressing the “Print” link.6.ZABBIX Manual v1. The style of the triggers will define how the link is displayed.
1.6.
1.Other Improvements
1.20.2.6.Unlimited Number of Map Link Styles
Any number of triggers can be linked to the map link.
1.Link to Maps. like ifDescr.6.
1.17. Screens and Graphs moved to the
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.Added Maintenance Mode
ZABBIX maintenance mode can be activated to disable ZABBIX front-end temporarily.6.24.24.24.4.21.6.Disabling of Login Rights for a Group of Users
An entire user group can be configured not to have access to ZABBIX front-end.Queue moved into Administration
Now the information is available to ZABBIX Super Administrators only.
1.1.19.23.6.22.
1.Added Screen Translations
for
Better
Management
of
The screen can be used to add new translations of ZABBIX front-end.6.Added Support of UTF-8
ZABBIX front-end is UTF-8 ready.6.6
Simple SNMP OIDs. ifInOctets.
1. Note that ZABBIX database and ZABBIX server and agent processes still are not ready for correct processing of UTF-8 data.

24.
1.24.New communication protocol
New more efficient communication protocol makes possible sending of multiple values by one TCP connection.24.User ‘guest’ can be disabled
In this case.Support of themes for ZABBIX front-end
New frond-end includes two themes by default.11.24. More themes can be added.24. Screens and Graphs can be accessed from the Dashboard.6.6.6.6.Disabling of a group of users
A group of users can be disabled.Database down screen
Nice screen will appear in case if ZABBIX front-end is unable to talk to the database.5.6.24.6.12.
1.Duplicated Login removed
The Login menu item has been removed to avoid confusion.24.
1.6
Dashboard
The main menu was simplified.Support of import/export of the host template linkage information
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.Better informative message
Information message has different colours depending on status.4.24.3.
1.24.
1. which are hidden by default. Now Maps.6.6.
1.6.Auto-login option
The user profile option makes possible automatic login to ZABBIX front-end within one month.8.
1. It may also contain more details.9.10.
1. user authorization is required for access to the ZABBIX front-end.ZABBIX Manual v1.6.
1.7.Added sorting for all screens
Most of tables in ZABBIX front-end can be sorted by selected column.
1.24.6.

AGE}.
1.6.
1.20.24.Auto-discovery by ICMP ping
Auto-discovery supports discovery by ICMP ping.24.Support of new macros
Add new macros.24.Support of directories in the parameter Include
Parameter Include can be used to include all files in a directory.
1.14.
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XML import/export respects host template linkage information.TIME}. which may be important for security.HISTORY}
1.6.24.24.24. {ESC.19.Added full-screen icon
Most of screens support full-screen mode.18.24.
1.
1. {EVENT.Support of negative values in graphs
Graphs support displaying of negative values. In this case.6. {EVENT.6.6.New after-login greeting message
Welcome message is not confusing any more.15.21.DATE}.6.
1.
1.Increased number of log entries sent per second
By default ZABBIX will send no more than 100 of lines per second per each log file. which is controlled by the full-screen icon.24.17.Active only mode for ZABBIX agent
Active-only mode can be enabled for agents.16.13.Added triggers
mass-update
functionality
for
hosts
and
Some of host and trigger attributes can be mass-updated.6.ZABBIX Manual v1. which can be useful for notifications: {EVENT.22.6.
1.24.Added monitoring of Proxy availability
Availability of proxies can be monitored automatically using new internal checks.24.
1. the agent will not listen for incoming connections.6.6.

Automatic selection of the first element in drop-downs
The first element of all drop-down controls will be selected by default.
1.More flexible Status of Trigger screen
Status of Triggers screen provide information about triggers and corresponding events.24.6.31.6.24.6.Added protection against brute-force attacks
ZABBIX front-end is protected from brute force attacks.24.26.Improved event viewing
Every single event provides detailed information about executed commands and notifications.24.History of Actions moved under Administration
History of actions and remote command moved to Administration->Audit.24.
1.
1.6
1.
1.25.6.
1.
1.33.Last access time is displayed for users
Last access time is available for users.28.6.6.24.23.6.Required server performance value is available
The value is a good indicator of performance of ZABBIX and can be used for hardware requirements.24.
1.
1.6.24.Added support of auto-login
Optional one month auto-login is supported on user level.27.More accurate ICMP pings
Refresh rate for ICMP pings can be controlled individually for each item.6.24.6.ZABBIX Manual v1.Support of bulk acknowledgements
Multiple events can be acknowledged by a single click thanks to bulkacknowledgement.Added time filter to Availability Report
Availability report support selection of time period.6.24.
1.32.24.
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1.30.29.24.

configuration files and PHP files.7.3.4.7. PHP files and ZABBIX binaries
Make a backup copy of ZABBIX binaries. The whole upgrade procedure may take several hours depending on size of ZABBIX database. Now ZABBIX Administrators do not have write access to all hosts by default.6.Important
User permission schema has been changed. It does not require any configuration changes on agent side.4. any unexpected problem).24.Extended host profiles
Extended host profiles can be optionally used.1.4.Installation and Upgrade Notes
1. Make sure that you have backup of your database.4.6
1.2. It will help if upgrade procedure fails (lack of disk space.3.Installation
See the INSTALLATION section for full details.0.x can be used with ZABBIX 1.x and ZABBIX 1.
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.7.7.Upgrade procedure
The following steps have to be performed for successful upgrade from ZABBIX 1. ZABBIX 1.7. All empty passwords are replaced by 'zabbix' after database upgrade! User 'guest' is the only exception.6.
1.Backup existing ZABBIX database
This is very important step.Backup configuration files. power off.Stop ZABBIX server
Stop ZABBIX server to make sure that no new data are coming to database.x to 1.6.4.
1.1.
1.
1.34.ZABBIX Manual v1.4.
1.Version compatibility
Older agents from ZABBIX 1.
1. ZABBIX 1.
1.2.1.7.6 does not allow empty user passwords.7.7.

6.Install new server binaries
You may use pre-compiled binaries or compile your own.6/mysql/patch.com/services.Review Server configuration parameters
Some parameters of zabbix_server.
1.7.sql PostgreSQL: upgrades/dbpatches/1.7.
Note: These scripts are for upgrade from ZABBIX 1.6/oracle/patch.
1.
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.6 only!
1.Upgrade database
Database upgrade scripts are located in directory upgrades/dbpatches/1. new parameters added.4.7. Make sure that you have enough permissions (create table. Also make sure that you have enough free disk space.7. Check log files to see if the binaries are started successfully.5.6/<db engine>: MySQL: upgrades/dbpatches/1. You may want to review them.7.8. drop table.ZABBIX Manual v1.
1.
It is recommended to test the upgrade procedure in a non-production environment.6. drop index).x to 1.Install new ZABBIX GUI
Follow Installation Instructions. deployment.6/postgresql/patch. ZABBIX Support Services provide direct access to our expert Support Engineers who are ready to assist you in the development.4.4. several hours or more.Commercial support
ZABBIX SIA offers a full range of support options to meet your specific needs.Start new ZABBIX binaries
Start new binaries.sql Oracle: upgrades/dbpatches/1.6
1.7.php or contact sales@zabbix. and management of ZABBIX.zabbix. create index.8.4. Visit http://www.4.4.
1.conf were changed in 1.4.com for more details.sql
Note: Database upgrade may take quite significant time.

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.ZABBIX Manual v1.

the faster the database (and
therefore ZABBIX) works!
2.How to Get ZABBIX
Check the ZABBIX Home Page at http://www.Installation
2.3.
2.
2.1.2.1.1.2.Memory Requirements
ZABBIX requires both physical and disk memory.Requirements
2.2.1.4.1.1.Other hardware
A serial communication port and a serial GSM Modem required for using SMS notifications built-in ZABBIX.Hardware Requirements
2. Amount of memory allocated for the connection depends on configuration of the database engine.2.zabbix.
2.2. the amount of required disk memory obviously depends on the number of hosts and parameters that are being monitored. 128 MB of physical memory and 256 MB of free disk space could be a good starting point.Examples of hardware configuration
The table provides several hardware configurations: Name
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CPU/Memory Database
Monitored
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.com for information about the current version and for downloading instructions.6
2.ZABBIX Manual v1. Each ZABBIX daemon process requires several connections to a database server.
Note: The more physical memory you have. If you're planning to keep a long history of monitored parameters.2.CPU Requirements
ZABBIX and especially ZABBIX database may require significant CPU resources depending on number of monitored parameters and chosen database engine.2.1. However. you should be thinking of at least a couple of gigabytes to have enough space to store the history in the database.

0.
WEB browser on client side Support for HTML and PNG images required. MySQL.x work perfectly. Oracle.x or later for much better performance. Comments
Consider using PostgreSQL 8.
SQLite php-sqlite3
Note: ZABBIX may work on previous versions of Apache. 3. and the PHP scripting language.
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.4 later 7.xx and 6.12 or later 4. leading database engines.
2. and
PostgreSQL as well.5 later or Required if SQLite is used as ZABBIX back-end database.2 later or Required if MySQL is used as ZABBIX back end database. or Required if PostgreSQL is ZABBIX back-end database. Other browsers may work with ZABBIX as well.2.0.3.3 or later PHP GD module must support PNG images.22 later 9.3. The following software is required to run ZABBIX: Software Apache PHP PHP modules: php-gd php-bcmath MySQL php-mysql Oracle php-sqlora8 PostgreSQL php-pgsql 3.xx) and Mozilla 1.Software Requirements
ZABBIX is built around modern Apache WEB server.3 or later 4.3.ZABBIX Manual v1.2. or Required if Oracle is used as ZABBIX back-end database. MS Explorer (5. used as Version 1.6
Note: ZABBIX may work on other Unix-like operating systems as well. Cookies and Java Script must be enabled.

For example.  Housekeeper settings for events Each ZABBIX event requires approximately 130 bytes of disk space. type of received values (floats.  Housekeeper settings for history ZABBIX keeps values for a fixed period of time. number of values per seconds is calculated as 3000/60 = 50. In worst case scenario. it means that 130M of values will require 130M * 50 bytes = 6. or 31. Normally 10MB or less. Normally it is around 50 bytes per value. etc).ZABBIX Manual v1. log files. disk space for keeping a single value may vary from 40 bytes to hundreds of bytes. Each new value required certain amount of disk space for data and index. 3000 values will require (3000/1800)*(24*3600*365)*128 = 6. strings. In our case. or about 130M of values.  Housekeeper setting for trends ZABBIX keeps 1 hour max/min/avg/count statistics for each item in table trends.600. It means that if we want to keep 3 years of events. It means that 50 new values are added to ZABBIX database every second. requires about 128 bytes per each total.3GB per year. days*(items/refresh rate)*24*3600*bytes items: number of items days: number of days to keep history refresh rate: average refresh rate of items
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. integers.5GB for 5 years. this would require 3*365*24*3600*130 = 11GB The table contains formulas that can be used to calculate disk space required for ZABBIX system: Parameter ZABBIX configuration History Formula for required disk space (in bytes) Fixed size. we may assume that ZABBIX generates one event per second. ZABBIX database. So.6
This is average number of new values ZABBIX server receives every second. Depending on used database engine. total number of values will be around (30*24*3600)*50 = 129. if we have 3000 items for monitoring with refresh rate of 60 seconds. normally several weeks or months.000. Suppose we would like to keep trend data for 5 years. depending on database type. if we would like to keep 30 days of history and we receive 50 values per second. It is hard number of events generated by ZABBIX daily. The data is used for trending and long period graphs.5GB of disk space.

normally 50 bytes.
Note: Disk space requirements for nodes in distributed setup are calculated in a
similar way. normally 128 bytes.
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.Time synchronization
It is very important to have precise system date on server with ZABBIX running.6. depends on database engine.2. depends on database engine. depends on database engine. Database size will grow then it will stop growing at some point. Trends days*(items/1800)*24*3600*bytes items: number of items days: number of days to keep history bytes: number of bytes required to keep single trend. So. Events days*events*24*3600*bytes events: number of event per second. normally 130 bytes. days: number of days to keep history bytes: number of bytes required to keep single trend. the total required disk space can be calculated as: Configuration + History + Trends + Events The disk space will NOT be used immediately after ZABBIX installation.ZABBIX Manual v1. One (1) event per second in worst case scenario. but this also depends on a total number of child nodes linked to a node.6
bytes: number of bytes required to keep single value.
2. timed is one of most popular daemons that synchronizes the host’s time with the time of other machines. which depends on hosekeeper settings.

3.
2.) on networked systems. but it is also the central component to which the Agents will report availability and integrity information and statistics. branches.4.
2.
2. All collected data is buffered locally and transferred to ZABBIX Server the Proxy belongs to. networks having no local administrators. memory. those systems must run the ZABBIX Agent. statistical and operational data are stored.3.ZABBIX Proxy
The Proxy is an optional part of ZABBIX deployment. the responsibilities of which are outlined below.ZABBIX Server
This is the centre of the ZABBIX software.2.ZABBIX Components
ZABBIX consists of several major software components. and report these data to the ZABBIX for further processing. The Server can remotely check networked services (such as web servers and mail servers) using simple service checks.3. ZABBIX can also perform agent-less monitoring and also monitor network devices using SNMP agents.ZABBIX Agent
In order to actively monitor local resources and applications (such as harddrives. ZABBIX Proxies can also be used to distribute load of a single ZABBIX Server. The Server is the central repository in which all configuration. The Proxy collects performance and availability data on behalf of ZABBIX Server. and it is the entity in the ZABBIX software that will actively alert administrators when problems arise in any of the monitored systems. or a crashed
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2.6
2.3.3. In this case. only Proxies collect data thus making processing on the Server less CPU and disk I/O hungry. The Agent will gather operational information from the system on which it is running. processor statistics etc. ZABBIX Proxy is an ideal solution for a centralized monitoring of remote locations.ZABBIX Manual v1. In case of failures (such as a harddisk running full.

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service process). Oracle Headers and Libraries Sqlora8 headers and libraries are required.1. The Interface is a part of the ZABBIX Server.Software requirements
Building of ZABBIX server or agents from sources requires additional software.
Note: ZABBIX front-end must run on the same physical machine if SQLite is
used.The WEB Interface
In order to allow easy access to the monitoring data and then configuration of ZABBIX from anywhere and from any platform.4.Installation from Source
2.5.4. the Web-based Interface is provided.
2. the ZABBIX Server can actively alert the administrators of the particular machine that reported the failure.3. and is usually (but not necessarily) run on the same physical machine as the one running the ZABBIX Server. The following software is required to compile ZABBIX: One of the following database engines: MySQL Headers and Libraries Version 3. The ZABBIX Agents are extremely efficient because of use of native system calls for gathering statistical information.
2.22 or later required. PostgreSQL Headers and Libraries
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.ZABBIX Manual v1.

Structure of ZABBIX distribution
docs The directory contains this Manual in PDF format src
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.ZABBIX Manual v1. SQLite Headers and Libraries Version 3. Other (HP. Libcurl library and header files Version 7. GNU C compiler is the best choice for open platforms.0.4.3. C Compiler C compiler is required. postgresql-dev.5 or later required.
NET-SNMP (or UCD-SNMP) library and header files Required for SNMP support. Iksemel library and header files Required to enable Jabber messaging. Optional.13.2 or later required.6
Version 7. Consider using PostgreSQL 8. Optional.1 or higher required for WEB monitoring module.
Note: Usually provided as part of mysql-dev. IBM) C compilers may be used as well.2.x for much better performance.
2. sqlite3-dev
packages. Optional. GNU Make GNU make is required to process ZABBIX Makefiles.

src/zabbix_server The directory contains Makefile and sources for zabbix_server.'bin'. Do not do it!
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. create The directory contains SQL script for initial database creation. For production use you should create a dedicated unprivileged account ('zabbix' is commonly used). create/schema Database creation schemas. misc misc/init.6
The directory contains sources for all ZABBIX processes except frontends.4. contains Makefile and sources for zabbix_agent and
2. Running ZABBIX as 'root'.d The directory contains start-up scripts for different platforms. src/zabbix_agent The directory zabbix_agentd. include The directory contains include ZABBIX files.3. src/zabbix_get The directory contains Makefile and sources for zabbix_get.ZABBIX Manual v1.ZABBIX Server
Server side Step 1 Create the ZABBIX superuser account
This is the user the server will run as. src/zabbix_sender The directory contains Makefile and sources for zabbix_sender. create/data Data for initial database creation. upgrades The directory contains upgrade procedures for different versions of ZABBIX. frontends frontends/php The directory contains files of PHP frontend. or any other account with special rights is a security risk.

/configure --enable-server --with-oracle=/home/zabbix/sqlora8 --with-netsnmp –with-jabber –with-libcurl # for Oracle + Jabber + WEB monitoring
Note: Use flag --with-oracle to specify location of sqlora8 library. --enable-static does not work under Solaris. On the client (monitored) machines. If no SNMP support required./configure --enable-server --enable-agent --with-mysql --with-net-snmp – with-jabber –with-libcurl Parameter —enable-static may be used to force static linkage. However. /usr/local/lib etc. You can specify an installation prefix other than /usr/local using --prefix Step 6 Configure /etc/services
The step is not real requirement. if you want to compile client binaries along with server binaries. If you plan to distribute
compiled binaries among different servers. run: shell> . both --with-net-snmp and --with-ucd-snmp may be skipped. add the following lines to /etc/services:
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. Flag --with-ucd-snmp can be used instead of --with-net-snmp. The library can be found at libsqlora8 homepage
Note: Use flag --enable-static to statically link libraries. make install will install all the files in /usr/local/bin.
However. you must use this flag to make these binaries work without required libraries. The libary is
required for Oracle support.6
shell> . Step 5 Make and install everything
shell> make install By default. it is recommended.ZABBIX Manual v1.

conf as example.6
zabbix-agent zabbix-agent
10050/tcp Zabbix Agent 10050/udp Zabbix Agent
zabbix-trapper 10051/tcp Zabbix Trapper zabbix-trapper 10051/udp Zabbix Trapper Step 7 Configure /etc/inetd.conf as example. the following line must be added: zabbix_agent stream tcp nowait. You may take misc/conf/zabbix_server.conf
If you plan to use zabbix_agent instead of the recommended zabbix_agentd. you should change default parameters to maximize performance of ZABBIX.conf as example.ZABBIX Manual v1. You may take misc/conf/zabbix_agentd.conf
You need to configure this file for every host having zabbix_agent installed. You may take misc/conf/zabbix_agent. The file should contain IP address of ZABBIX server. See section [Performance tuning] for more details. Step 9 Configure /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd. Connections from other hosts will be denied. The file should contain the IP address of the ZABBIX server.3600 zabbix /opt/zabbix/bin/zabbix_agent Restart inetd shell> killall -HUP inetd Modify default settings in configuration files Step 8 Configure /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent. However.conf
For small installations (up to ten monitored hosts).
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. Connections from other hosts will be denied.conf
You need to configure this file for every host with zabbix_agentd installed. Step 10 Configure /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server. default parameters are sufficient.

Do not do it!
Note: ZABBIX Proxy process (zabbix_proxy) is protected from being run under
root account.6
Step 11
Run server processes
Run zabbix_server on server side./zabbix_agentd
2.gz && tar -xvf zabbix-1. shell> cd bin shell> .4.4.6. shell> cd bin shell> .tar.6. or any other account with special rights is a security risk. Running ZABBIX Proxy as 'root'. For production use you should create a dedicated unprivileged account ('zabbix' is commonly used).ZABBIX Manual v1. Step 1 Create the ZABBIX superuser account
This is the user the Proxy will run as.ZABBIX Proxy
ZABBIX Proxy is a special process.
Step 2
Untar ZABBIX sources
shell> gunzip zabbix-1./zabbix_server Step 12 Run agents
Run zabbix_agentd where necessary. It is not required to run the process. Optional.'bin'.tar Step 3
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Create the ZABBIX database.
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Step 5 Make and install everything
shell> make install By default. make install will install all the files in /usr/local/bin. if you want to compile client binaries along with proxy binaries. --enable-static does not work under Solaris.conf
If you plan to use zabbix_agent instead of the recommended zabbix_agentd. If you plan to distribute
compiled binaries among different hosts. Flag --with-ucd-snmp can be used instead of --with-net-snmp. If no SNMP support required.6
Note: Use flag --enable-static to statically link libraries. run: shell> .ZABBIX Manual v1. /usr/local/lib etc./configure --enable-proxy --enable-agent --with-mysql –with-net-snmp – with-libcurl Parameter —enable-static may be used to force static linkage. add the following lines to /etc/services: zabbix_agent 10050/tcp zabbix_trap 10051/tcp Step 7 Configure /etc/inetd. it is recommended. you must use this flag to make these binaries work without required libraries. You can specify an installation prefix other than /usr/local using --prefix Step 6 Configure /etc/services
The step is not real requirement. the following line must be added:
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. However. On the client (monitored) machines.
However. both --with-net-snmp and --with-ucd-snmp may be skipped.

Step 4
Build agent
shell> make Copy created binaries from bin/ to /opt/zabbix/bin or any other directory Other common directories are /usr/local/bin or /usr/local/zabbix/bin.ZABBIX Manual v1. However. the following line must be added: zabbix_agent stream tcp nowait. Step 5 Configure /etc/services
The step is not real requirement.conf
If you plan to use zabbix_agent instead of the recommended zabbix_agentd. If you plan to distribute
compiled binaries among different hosts. it is recommended. On the client (monitored) machines./configure --enable-agent
Note: Use flag --enable-static to statically link libraries.3600 zabbix /opt/zabbix/bin/zabbix_agent
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. add the following lines to /etc/services: zabbix_agent 10050/tcp zabbix_trap 10051/tcp Step 6 Configure /etc/inetd. you must use this flag to make these binaries work without required libraries. To configure the source for the client: shell> .6
Step 3
Configure and compile the source code for your system
The sources must be compiled for the client only.

Step 8 Configure /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agentd.ZABBIX Manual v1. This may happen on Solaris 8.
otherwise the agent may not start and you will see “Can't allocate shared memory for collector. that no end of line character should present in the file. Step 9 Run zabbix_agentd on all monitored machines
shell> /opt/zabbix/bin/zabbix_agentd
Note: You
should not run zabbix_agentd if you have chosen to use zabbix_agent!
Note: Make sure that your system allows allocation of 2MB of shared memory. The file should contain IP address of ZABBIX server.conf
You need to configure this file for every host with zabbix_agentd installed.conf as example. The file should contain IP address of ZABBIX server.conf as example.conf
You need to configure this file for every host having zabbix_agent installed.6
Restart inetd shell> killall -HUP inetd Step 7 Configure /etc/zabbix/zabbix_agent.” in agent’s log file. Connections from other hosts will be denied. Note. You may take misc/conf/zabbix_agentd.
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. Connections from other hosts will be denied. You may take misc/conf/zabbix_agent.

/zabbix_server –n <nodeid> where Node ID is an unique Node identificator./zabbix_server –n 1 This will convert database data for use with Node ID ‘1’ and also adds a local node.
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Step 9
For distributed monitoring only!
If used in a distributed environment you have to run: shell> .ZABBIX Manual v1. For example: shell> .

all ZABBIX processes must be stopped.1. 1. The upgrade process can take from 0 seconds (if no patches required) to several hours. For example.5. For production installations a database backup is required!
2. Note that before applying database patches.x to 1.x. New binaries and frontend should be installed according to latest installation instructions. Finally.6
2. read version specific notes below for any extra procedures and useful information.5.
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. Depending on which database you use: shell> cd mysql. Enter the directory corresponding to your upgrade (if you are upgrading through multiple versions.sql |mysql zabbix -u<username> -p<password> or shell> cd postgresql.Database upgrade
Go to the upgrades/dbpatches directory.sql|psql -U <username> zabbix Do not forget to upgrade PHP front-end files.6. cat patch.0beta3_to_1. In order to update database structure. the following steps should be performed.ZABBIX Manual v1.4. you will need to apply the upgrades one at a time). In this directory are subdirectories named according to a version upgrade (e.g. cat patch.Upgrading
The upgrade procedure is quite simple.0beta4). Database upgrade is usually required for upgrade from one major stable release to another. from 1.

User name for connecting to the database.ZABBIX Manual v1. If password is not used. If PostgreSQL is used set the value to 24 as it will perform command VACUUM. Use this parameter to include a file into the configuration file. Trapper will listen
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DB socket name.sock Database password. Used for non-TCP connection to MySQL database. Example: /tmp/mysql. then this parameter must be commented. For example: Include=/etc/zabbix/db_conn. Debug level. alscripts /usr/sbin/fping 1
FpingLocation HousekkepingFr equency
No No
Location of ICMP pinger. The parameter defines how often the daemon must perform housekeeping procedure (in hours). Number of parameters Include is not limited. for
/ Location of scripts etc/zabbix/extern external checks. housekeeper will be disabled.6
Parameter DBName DBSocket
Mandatory Yes No
Default value -
Description Database ‘zabbix’. one of 0 – none 1 – critical 2 – errors 3 – warnings 4 – debug
DBPassword
No
NULL
DBUser DebugLevel
No No
NULL 3
DisableHouseke eping ExternalScripts
No No
0
If set to 1. conf
Include
No
-
ListenIP
No
-
Interface to listen by trapper processes. It must have setuid flag set. name.

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NodeID
No
0
Unique NodeID (0-999).6
Parameter
Mandatory
Default value
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. This parameter is in MB. syslog is used.pid 30
PingerFrequenc y SenderFrequenc y SourceIP
No
ZABBIX server ping servers once per PingerFrequency seconds (1-3600). The parameter defines how often the daemon must try to send alerts (in seconds) Set source IP address for all connections established by the process. By default. If set to 0. this
ListenPort LogFile LogFileSize
No No No
10051 1
Port number to listen by trapper processes. This parameter controls log rotation setting for LogFile. Name of file to store PID
NodeNoEvents NodeNoHistory PidFile
No No No
0 0 / tmp/zabbix_serv er. Must be ‘0’ or missing for standalone ZABBIX Server. Enable database cache: 0 – Disabled 1 – Enabled
No
30
No
-
StartDBSyncers
No
0
StartDiscoverers StartHTTPPoller s StartPollers
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No No No
1 5 5
Number of discoverers to start (0-255). ZABBIX automatically roatates log file when it reaches 1MB. no log rotation will be performed. If set to ‘1’ local events won’t be sent to master node. Name of log file.

ZABBIX Proxy accepts the following command line parameters: -c --config <file>
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.conf Do not spend more than Timeout seconds on processing of traps (1-255) How ofter try to connect to unavailable host How often try to connect to unreachable host If a host was unreachable for more than UnreachablePeriod seconds. Number of trappers to start (0-255) Do not spend more than Timeout seconds on retrieving requested value (130) Note: Example of the configuration file can be found at misc/conf/zabbix_server. ZABBIX Proxy can be started by: shell> cd sbin shell> . change host status to Unavailable
No No
5 5
TrapperTimeout
No
5
UnavailableDela y UnreachableDel ay UnreachablePeri od
No No No
60 15 45
3.ZABBIX Proxy
ZABBIX Proxy is a process which collects performance and availability data from one or more monitored devices and sends the information to a ZABBIX Server. Number of pollers for unreachable hosts to start (0255).ZABBIX Manual v1.6
Parameter StartPollersUnre achable StartTrappers Timeout
Mandatory No
Default value 1
Description 255).

If PostgreSQL is used set the value to 24 as it will perform command VACUUM.pid 0
Name of file to store PID
ProxyLocalBuffe r
No
Proxy will keep data locally for N hours. The parameter defines how often the daemon must perform housekeeping procedure (in hours). no log rotation will be performed. Location of ICMP pinger for TCP6.6
Parameter FpingLocation Fping6Location
Mandatory No No
Default value /usr/sbin/fping /usr/sbin/fping6
Description Location of ICMP pinger. Port number to listen by trapper processes.
Hostname
Yes
-
HeartbeatFreque ncy
No
60
HousekeepingFr equency
No
1
ListenIP
No
-
ListenPort LogFile LogFileSize
No No No
10051 1
PidFile
No
/ tmp/zabbix_serv er. By default. Frequency of heartbeat messages in seconds. If set to 0. Unique proxy name. This parameter is in MB. Proxy will keep data N hours
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ProxyOfflineBuff
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No
1
. If not set. If set to 0. Interface to listen by trapper processes. heartbeat messages will be disabled. This parameter controls log rotation setting for LogFile. It must have setuid flag set.ZABBIX Manual v1. It must have setuid flag set. syslog is used. Trapper will listen to all interfaces if this parameter is not set. ZABBIX automatically roatates log file when it reaches 1MB. Name of log file. This parameter may be used if local data is used by third party applications. The name is used to identify proxy on server side.

Number of pollers for unreachable hosts to start (0255). Set source IP address for all connections established by the process. Do not spend more than Timeout seconds on retrieving requested value (1255) Do not spend more than Timeout seconds on processing of traps (1-255) How ofter try to connect to unavailable host How often try to connect to unreachable host
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No No
5 30
No
5
TrapperTimeout
No
5
UnavailableDela y UnreachableDel ay
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No No
60 15
.
Server
Yes
30
DNS name or IP address of ZABBIX server thr proxy will report to. Older data will be lost.6
Parameter er
Mandatory
Default value
Description in case if no connectivity with ZABBIX Server. Enable database cache: 0 – Disabled 1 – Enabled
ServerPort SourceIP
No No
10051 -
StartDBSyncers
No
0
StartDiscoverers StartHTTPPoller s StartPingers StartPollers StartPollersUnre achable StartTrappers PingerFrequenc y Timeout
No No No No No
1 5 1 5 1
Number of discoverers to start (0-255). Number of HTTP pollers to start (0-255). Number of pollers to start (0255). Number of ICMP pingers to start (0-255). Number of trappers to start (0-255) ZABBIX server ping servers once per PingerFrequency seconds (1-3600).ZABBIX Manual v1. The Proxy will connect to this server port.

No
-
Use this parameter to include
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. The agent will send all collected data to ZABBIX Server or Proxy if the buffer is full. If missing.hostname) is used.avg1]” The configuration file contains configuration parameters for zabbix_agentd. The agent will not connect to ZABBIX server to get list of active items if set to '1'. Debug level: 0 – none 1 – critical 2 – errors 3 – warnings 4 – debug DisableActive No 0 Disable processing of active checks. 1-3600. The agent will not listen TCP port. system hostname (system. Include
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DebugLevel
No
3
DisablePassive
No
0
EnableRemoteC ommands
No
0
Hostname
No
System hostname.load[all. Set this parameter to '1' if you use active checks only. Disable processing of passive checks.cpu. Number of seconds.ZABBIX Manual v1. Enable remote commands. The file must exist and it should have read permissions for user ‘zabbix’. Unique host name. ZABBIX server will be able to send commands for execution by the agent. The hostname is used for active checks only. BufferSize No 100 Maximum number of values in a buffer. Supported parameters: Parameter BufferSend Mandatory No Default value 5 Description Do not keep data longer than N seconds in buffer.6
shell> zabbix_agentd --print shell> zabbix_agentd –t “system.

If not set. By default. Port number to listen. For example: Include=/etc/zabbix/user_par ameters. The agent will connect to this server port for processing active checks.pid 120
Name of PID file. This parameter controls log rotation setting for LogFile.
ListenPort LogFile LogFileSize
No No No
10050 1
PidFile
No
/ tmp/zabbix_age ntd. Name of log file. Number of parameters Include is not limited. ZABBIX automatically roatates log file when it reaches 1MB. no log rotation will be performed. Do not spend more than Timeout seconds on getting requested value (1-255). The
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ServerPort
No
10051
SourceIP
No
-
StartAgents Timeout
No No
5 3
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. If set to 0. This can be port of ZABBIX Server or a Proxy. syslog is used. Connections from other IP addresses will be rejected.ZABBIX Manual v1. Set source IP address all connections established by the process.conf
ListenIP
No
-
IP address to bind agent to. This parameter is in MB.
RefreshActiveCh No ecks Server Yes
The agent will refresh list of active checks once per 120 (default) seconds. Number of agents to start. Comma-delimited list of IP addresses of ZABBIX servers or Proxies.6
Parameter
Mandatory
Default value
Description a file into the configuration file. Useful if the host has multiple interfaces.

con f.6
Parameter
Mandatory
Default value
Description agent does not kill timeouted User Parameters processes!
UserParameter
No
-
User-defined parameter to monitor.
3. There can be several user-defined parameters.ZABBIX Agent (UNIX.who|wc -l
Timeout
No
3
UserParameter
No
-
Note: Example
of the misc/conf/zabbix_agent. There can be several user-defined parameters.conf
configuration
file
can
be
found
at
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.ZABBIX Manual v1. Do not spend more than Timeout seconds on getting requested value (1-255). Connections from other IP addresses will be rejected.4.who|wc -l Note: Example of the configuration file can be found at misc/conf/zabbix_agentd. Value has form . The file must exist and it should have read permissions for user ‘zabbix’. Example:UserParameter=use rs. Inetd version)
The file contains configuration parameters for zabbix_agent. Example:UserParameter=us ers. The agent does not kill timeouted User Parameters processes! User-defined parameter to monitor. Supported parameters:
Parameter Server
Mandatory Yes
Default value -
Description Comma-delimited list of IP addresses of ZABBIX Servers or Proxies.

you should use the following command for service installation: zabbix_agentd. and Windows Vista.ZABBIX Agent (Windows)
Zabbix_agentd is ZABBIX agent for Win32/64 systems.
3. It will work on Windows NT 4.5.0.conf.conf (it has the same syntax as UNIX agent). This DLL is not supplied with Windows NT 4.284996
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.exe --config <your_configuration_file> install Full path to configuration file should be specified. so you need to download and install it by yourself. Microsoft Knowledge Base article number 284996 describes this in detail and contains a download link.en-us.
Now you can use Control Panel to start agent's service or run: zabbix_agentd.aspx?scid=kb.5.1.
Create configuration file c:/zabbix_agentd.exe --start
Note: Windows NT 4.DLL is needed.Installation
Installation is very simple and includes 3 steps: Step 1 Create configuration file.microsoft. so PDH. Windows 2000.exe uses PDH (Performance Data
Helper) API to gather various system information.
zabbix_agentd. Step 2 Run agent. Step 2 Install agent as a Windows service.ZABBIX Manual v1.6
3.exe --install If you wish to use configuration file other than c:\zabbix_agentd. Windows XP.0.com/default.0 note. You can find this article at http://support. Zabbix_agentd.

Controls logging of unresolved symbols during agent startup. Please note that aliases cannot be used for parameters defined in "PerfCounter" configuration file records. Number of parameters Include is not limited. Name of log file. If not set. conf
ListenPort LogFile LogUnresolvedS ymbols
No No No
10050 -
Port number to listen. Sets maximum acceptable processing time of one data sample by collector thread (in milliseconds).
DebugLevel
No
3
Debug level.6
Parameter
Mandatory
Default value
Description parameter "perf_counter[\Paging File(_Total)\% Usage]". You can specify as many "Alias" records as you wish. For example: Include=c:\user_parameters. Values can be strings ‘yes’ or ‘no’ (without quotes). If processing time will exceed specified
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MaxCollectorPro cessingTime
No
100
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Include
No
-
Use this parameter to include a file into the configuration file. or you may define an alias by adding the following line to configuration file: Alias = pg_usage:perf_counter[\Pagi ng File(_Total)\% Usage] After that you can use parameter name "pg_usage" to retrieve the same information. syslog is used.

You may run typeperf –qx to get list of all performance counters available in Windows.ZABBIX Manual v1.6
Parameter
Mandatory
Default value
Description value. warning message will be written to the log file."\Processor(0)\Inter rupts/sec".
PidFile Server
No Yes
-
The parameter has no effect. For example. The parameter has no effect.60 Please note double quotes around performance counter path. if you wish to receive average number of processor interrupts per second for last minute.
NoTimeWait PerfCounter
No No
-
The parameter has no effect. Samples for calculating average value will be taken every second. Set source IP address all connections established by the process.<period> Defines new parameter <parameter_name> which is an average value for system performance counter <perf_counter_path> for the specified time period <period> (in seconds). you can define new parameter "interrupts" as following: PerfCounter = interrupts. Connections from other IP addresses will be rejected. Comma-delimited list of IP addresses of ZABBIX servers.
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SourceIP
No
-
StartAgents
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No
-
."<perf_c ounter_path>". <parameter_name>.

ZABBIX Get (UNIX)
ZABBIX UNIX Get is a process which communicates with ZABBIX Agent and retrieves required information. name or IP> -I --source.Specify source IP address address <ip address> -k –key <key of Specify metric name (key) we want to metric> retrieve.load[all.
-s –host <host Specify host name or IP address of a host.7. The utility is usually used for troubleshooting of ZABBIX Agents.0. Default is 10050.cpu.0.6
In order to get this help run: shell> zabbix_sender -h
3.
In order to get this help run: shell> zabbix_get -h
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.avg1]" ZABBIX Get accepts the following command line parameters: -p --port number> <port Specify port number of agent running on the host. ZABBIX Get can be started by executing: shell> cd bin shell> ./zabbix_get -s127.ZABBIX Manual v1. Display version number.1 -p10050 -k"system. -h --help -v --version Give this help.

Subject of the recovery message. The messages will be send to those who received any message for this problem before.ZABBIX Manual v1.6
Parameter Period (seconds) Event Source
Description operations.Action conditions
An action is executed only in case if an event matches defined set of conditions. Default notification message. like.event came from Trigger. It may contain macros. Time period for increase of escalation step.event came from Trigger. Recovery message. It may contain macros. Action status: Enabled – action is active Disabled – action is disabled
Recovery subject Recovery message Status
4. which is part of the Application containing the String not like .1.2. which is part of the Application not containing the String
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. not like Description = . The subject may contain macros. If enabled. which is part of the Application like .event came from Trigger. ZABBIX will send a recovery message after an original problem is resolved. The message may contain macros. Event source: Triggers – action will be executed for events generated by triggers Discovery – action will be executed for discovery events
Default subject Default message Recovery message
Default notification subject. The following conditions can be defined for Trigger based events: Condition type Application Supported operators =.

<>
Compare against generated event.event came from this Host Group <> . = . <>
Description Compare against Host Group having a trigger which generated event.
Trigger
which
= . = .event did not come from this Host
Trigger
=.not equal to trigger severity >= . = . Case sensitive.less or equal to trigger severity Trigger value = Compare with Trigger Value.equal to trigger severity <> . <>
Compare against Host having a trigger which generated event.event did not come from a trigger inherited from this Host Template
Host
=.equal to trigger value (OK or PROBLEM) Time period in in Event is within time period. <>. = . Case sensitive.6
Condition type Host group
Supported operators =.ZABBIX Manual v1. Trigger severity =.event came from a trigger inherited from this Host Template <> . in – event time matches the time period Time period is given in format:
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.event generated by other Trigger Trigger (name) description like.event did not come from this Host Group
Host template
=. <= Compare with Trigger Severity. = .event generated by this Trigger <> .event came from this Host <> . not like Compare against Trigger Name which generated event.more or equal to trigger severity <= . not like – String cannot be found in Trigger Name. >=. like – String can be found in Trigger Name. <>
Compare against Host Template the trigger belongs to.

<= Downtime for Host Down and Service Down events.…
Trigger value:  Trigger changes status from FALSE to TRUE (trigger value is TRUE)  Trigger changes status from TRUE to FALSE (trigger value is FALSE)
Note: Status change FALSE->UNKNOWN->TRUE is treated as FALSE->TRUE.service port is in the range <> .hh:mm:hh:mm.hh:mm-hh:mm.
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and TRUE->UNKNOWN->FALSE as TRUE->FALSE.
The following conditions can be defined for Discovery based events: Condition type Host IP Supported operators =. = .Host IP is in the range <> .event came from a different service Service port =.Host IP is out of the range Service type =.dddd. <> Check if TCP port number of a discovered service is or is not in the range of ports.matches discovered service <> . <> Description Check if IP address of a discovered Host is or is not in the range of IP addresses.service port is out of the range Discovery status = Up – matches Host Up and Service Up events Down – matches Host Down and Service Down events Uptime/Downtime >=. = . Uptime for Host Up and Service Up events.6
Condition type
Supported operators
Description dd-dd. = . <> Check if a discovered service.

String comparison.6
Condition type
Supported operators
Description >= . = .
For example this set of conditions (calculation type: AND/OR): Host group = Oracle servers Host group = MySQL servers Trigger name like ‘Database is down’ Trigger name like ‘Database is unavailable’ is evaluated as (Host group = Oracle servers or Host group = MySQL servers) and (Trigger name like ‘Database is down’ or Trigger name like ‘Database is unavailable’)
4.
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.not equal to the value >= .2. SNMP). ZABBIX supports the following operations:  Send message  Remote command(s).uptime/downtime is less or equal Parameter is given in seconds.Operations
Operation or a set of operations is executed when event matches conditions.
Received value
= <> >= <= like not like
Compare with value received from an agent (ZABBIX.ZABBIX Manual v1.equal to the value <> .2. including IPMI.less or equal to the value like – has a substring not like – does not have a substring Parameter is given as a string.uptime/downtime is more or equal <= .more or equal to the value <= .

4. for all steps starting from From) Period – increase step number after this period. escalation settings: From – execute for each step starting from this one To – till this (0.2.3. 0 – use default period.Macros for messages and remote commands
The macros can be used for more efficient reporting.ZABBIX Manual v1. List of remote commands.6
Additional operations available for discovery events:  Add host  Remove host  Add to group  Delete from group  Link to template  Unlink from template
Parameter Step
Description If escalation is enabled for this action.
Note: Starting from 1. ZABBIX sends notifications only to those users. which
have read permissions to a host (trigger).2.
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. Subject of the message. The message itself.
Operation type
Type of action: Send message – send message to user Execute command – execute remote command
Event Source Send message to Send message to: Single user – a single user User group – to all member of a group Default message Subject Message Remote command If selected. At least one host of a trigger expression must be accessible. default message will be used. which generated the event. The message may contain macros.6. The subject may contain macros.

Note: Macros for host labels are supported starting from 1.6.func(param) }
X
X
Simple macros as used in trigger expressions.8.
4. These graphs can be easily accessed via the menu item “Graphs”. application ‘MySQL Server’ may contain all items which are related to the MySQL server: availability of MySQL. number of slow queries.VALUE}
X
X
Current trigger value: 0 .
4. For example. disk space.1.
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Media is a delivery channel for ZABBIX alerts. An item may be linked with one or more applications.trigger is in OFF state 1 – trigger is in ON state 2 – trigger UNKNOWN This macro can also be used in trigger expressions.
4. one or more media types can be assigned to user.
4. processor load. etc.6
{TRIGGER.Graphs
User-defined graphs allow the creation of complex graphs.5. transactions per second.6.6. Applications are used in ZABBIX front-end to group items.4.JABBER
Notifications using Jabber messaging.
{host:key.Applications
Application is a set of host items.EMAIL
Email notification
4.2.

7. A template can be linked to a number of hosts. It uses default settings.SCRIPT
Custom script.Host templates
Use of templates is an excellent way of making maintenance of ZABBIX much easier. ZABBIX passes three command line parameters to the script: Recipient. Subject and Message. ZABBIX has been tested with the following GSM modems:  Siemens MC35  Teltonika ModemCOM/G10
4. triggers and graphs of the template will be automatically added to the linked hosts.6
4.ZABBIX Manual v1.4. graph) and the change will be automatically applied to the hosts. Items. such as Unix minicom or Windows HyperTerminal.6. PIN can be entered by issuing command AT+CPIN=”NNNN” (NNNN is your PIN number. Alternatively you may disable PIN on the SIM card.  The serial device has read/write access for user zabbix. The name must be unique within ZABBIX Node.  GSM Modem has PIN entered and it preserves it after power reset. the quotes must present) in a terminal software. Change definition of a template item (trigger.GSM Modem
ZABBIX supports sending of SMS messages using Serial GSM Modem connected to ZABBIX Server’s serial port.
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. Make sure that:  Speed of a serial device (normally /dev/ttyS0 under Linux) matches GSM Modem ZABBIX does not set speed of the serial link.3.
4. Host template attributes: Parameter Name Description Unique template (host) name.6. Run commans ls –l /dev/ttyS0 to see current permission of the serial device.

8. Host group attributes: Parameter Group name Hosts Description Unique host group name. How it works? A trigger may have list of one or more triggers it depends on. trigger dependencies.Host groups
Host group may have zero.Host and trigger dependencies
ZABBIX does not support host dependencies.e.
4. It means that the trigger will still change its status regardless of state of the triggers in the list. Example 1 Host dependency
Suppose you have two hosts: a router and a server.ZABBIX Manual v1.6
Parameter Groups New group Link with template
Description List of host groups the template belongs to. i.9. List of hosts of this group. Assign new host group to the template. The server is behind the router. Used to create hierarchical templates. we want to receive only one notification if the route is down: “The router is down” instead of: “The router is down” and “The host is down” In order to achieve this. The name must be unique within ZABBIX Node. we create a trigger dependency: “The host is down” depends on “The router is down”
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4. Host dependencies can be defined using more flexible option. one or more hosts. So. yet the trigger won’t generate notifications and actions in case if one of the trigger in the list has state TRUE.

6
In case if both the server and the router is down. Support of Novell parameters will be maintained. ZABBIX will not execute actions for trigger “The host is down”.fs.2.’ and ‘:’ is not recommended and can be dropped in future
releases.:-$<space>
Note: Use of the ‘.
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.fs. For example.free[*] is flexible parameter. The table is valid for ZABBIX 1. Allowed characters The following characters are allowed: 0-9a-zA-Z_.
4.correct definitions.10. vfs.1.1beta3 and higher. * is any string that will be passed as argument of the parameter.free[/].Items
Item is a single performance or availability check.Supported by Platform
Please consult ZABBIX Manual for Windows parameters. vfs.10.
4.10.Item key
Flexible and non-flexible parameters Flexible parameter is parameter which accepts argument.
4..ZABBIX Manual v1.fs. vfs.free[/opt] .

4.10.3.ZABBIX Agent
Flexible and non-flexible parameters Flexible parameter is parameter which accepts argument. For example, vfs.fs.free[*] is flexible parameter. * is any string that will be passed as argument of the parameter. vfs.fs.free[/], vfs.fs.free[/opt] - correct definitions. String between [] may contain the following characters:
0-9a-zA-Z.:,()_/[space]

Maximum Number of files. number of Integer. opened files supported by OS. Maximum number processes supported OS. Monitoring log file. of by of Number processes. Integer. Log. file – full file name regexp – expression Number collisions. Integer. Integer. of if - interface regual Must be Check. Active of

Checks if this 0 - it is not port - port number port is in 1 - it is in LISTEN state. LISTEN state Check, if it is 0 cannot possible to connect make TCP 1 - can connect connection to port number port. ip address(default 127.0.0.1)

IP Example: is net.tcp.port[,80] can be used to test port - port number availability of WEB server running on port 80. Old naming: check_port[*]

if net.tcp.service[ Check is service <,ip> service running and <,port>] accepting TCP connections.

0 - service is service - one of ssh, down service.ntp, ldap, smtp, ftp, http, pop, 1 - service is nntp, imap, tcp running ip - IP address 2 timeout (default is 127.0.0.1) connecting to the service port - port number (by default standard service port number is used) 0 - service is service - one of ssh, down service.ntp, ldap, smtp, ftp, http, pop, sec - number of nntp, imap, tcp seconds spent while ip - IP address connecting to (default is 127.0.0.1) the service port - port number (by default standard service port number is used)

Example: net.tcp.service[ftp,,45 ] can be used to test availability of FTP server on TCP port 45. Old naming: check_service[*]

net.tcp.service. perf[service <,ip> <,port>]

Check performance of service

Example:

net.tcp.service.p erf[ssh] can be used

to test speed of initial response from SSH server. Old
check_service[*]

naming:

proc.mem[<na me> <,user> <,mode><,cmdli ne>]

Memory used Memory used name process by process by process. name name running user - user name under user (default is all users)

Example: proc.mem[,root] memory used by all processes running
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Key

Description user

Return value

Parameters

Comments

mode - one of avg, under user "root". max, min, sum proc.mem[zabbix_ser (default) ver,zabbix] - memory cmdline - filter by used by all processes command line zabbix_server running under user zabbix proc.mem[,oracle,ma x,oracleZABBIX] memory used by most memory hungry process running under oracle having oracleZABBIX in its command line

proc.num[<nam e> <,user> <,state><,cmdli ne>]

Number of Number processes processes. name having state running under user user

of name name

-

process Example:

proc.num[,mysql] user - user name number of processes (default is all users) running under user mysql state - one of all (default), run, sleep, proc.num[apache2,w zomb ww-data] - number of apache2 running cmdline - filter by under user www-data command line proc.num[,oracle,slee p,oracleZABBIX] number of processes in sleep state running under oracle having oracleZABBIX in its command line

Number requests of
agent[processe d_requests]
agent[failed_re quests]
of These requests generated ZBX_ERROR return code
agent[unsuppo rted_requests]
of These requests generated ZBX_UNSUPPORTED return code Performance Monitor can be used to obtain the list of available counters.ZABBIX Manual v1. Total number of requests for unsupported parameters. of
agent[accepted _requests]
agent[rejected_ requests]
of
agent[timed_ou t_requests]
of
agent[accept_e rrors]
Total number of accept() Number of system call system calls errors. Total number of requests Number rejected by requests agent for processing. Total number of requests Number accepted by requests agent for processing. Total number of requests Number with errors in requests processing.
Return value
Comments
agent[max_coll ector_time]
Maximum time spent by collector Time in thread on milliseconds each sample processing for last minute. counter where
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Key
Description thread on each sample processing for last minute. Total number of requests Number successfully requests processed by agent. Note that this parameter will return correct value only for counters that require just one sample (like
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perf_counter[*]
Value of any performance Value of counter. Total number of requests Number timed out in requests processing.

sum of values for all processes named
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3 pause pending
proc_info[<pro cess>.continue seen in service properties under "Name:" or Parameter is pending name of EXE file.Number of bytes written by process during I/O operations io_write_op .<attribut e>.unknown 255 – no such service The following attributes are currenty supported: vmsize .Process kernel time in milliseconds utime .like CPU utilisation. It will not work as expected for counters that require more that one sample .Size of process working set (amount of physical memory used by process) in Kbytes pf .Size of process virtual memory in Kbytes wkset .Number of read operation performed by process io_write_b .<type>]
<process> process name (same as in Different proc_cnt[] information parameter) about specific <attribute> process(es). 5 stop pending 6 – stopped 7 . Valid values are: min .minimal value among all processes named <process> max .Number of page faults ktime .6
Key
Description parameter is the counter path.Number of GDI objects used by process userobj Number of USER objects used by process <type> .average value for all processes named <process> sum .
Return value
Comments \System\Threads).Process user time in milliseconds io_read_b .Number of bytes read by process during I/O operations io_read_op .Number of write operation performed by process io_other_b Number of bytes transferred by process during operations other than read and write operations io_other_op . other than read and write operations gdiobj . requested process attribute.
0 – running 1 – paused 2 pending start
service_state[*]
State of Parameter must be real service name as it service.maximal value among all processes named <process> avg . 4 . service name.
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.representation type (meaningful when more than one process with the same name exists).ZABBIX Manual v1.Number of I/O operations performed by process.

avg] Note: All io_xxx. In order to get the amount of physical memory taken by all Internet Explorer processes.4.pf.ifOctetsIn.gdiobj and userobj attributes available only on Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows. The following steps have to be performed in order to add monitoring of SNMP parameters: Step 1 Create a host for the SNMP device. use the following parameter: proc_info[iexplore.10.sum] 2.
4.exe.0.SNMP template which would automatically add set of items. However. If it doesn't then it is possible that the SNMP 'community' is different to the standard public in which case you will need to find out what it is.exe.
Enter an IP address and a port of 161.ZABBIX Manual v1. you wanted to monitor the bytes coming in to your switch on port 3 you would use: interfaces. Step 2 Find out the SNMP string of the item you want to monitor. the template may not be compatible with the host.6
Key
Description
Return value
Comments <process> Examples: 1.ifTable. In order to get the average number of page faults for Internet Explorer processes.SNMP Agent
ZABBIX must be configured with SNMP support in order to be able to retrieve data provided by SNMP agents. not on Windows NT 4.g. use the following parameter: proc_info[iexplore.wkset.3 = Counter 32: 614794138
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. Set the host Status to NOT MONITORED. You can use the host.ifEntry. You would then go through the list until you find the string you want to monitor. e.
After creating the host. use 'snmpwalk' (part of ucd-snmp/net-snmp software which you should have installed as part of the ZABBIX installation) or equivalent tool: shell> snmpwalk <host or host IP> public This will give you a list of SNMP strings and their last value.

the 'Type of information' to NUMERIC and the 'Store value' to DELTA (important otherwise you will get cumulative values from the SNMP device instead of the latest change).2.2. .g.ifEntry. but Cisco use regular numbers. e.1.ZABBIX Manual v1. port 1=port 101.
So.10. Now ADD the item and go back to the hosts area of ZABBIX.ifTable.1.3 = Counter32: 614794138 again the last number in the OID is the port number.ifInOctets.3.2.1.g.g.ifEntry. We will work on the assumption that you are going to create the item yourself using the information you have just gathered using snmpwalk and snmpget.1.ifTable. selecting the SNMP host you created earlier. Depending on whether you used a template or not when creating your host you will have either a list of SNMP items associated with your host or just a new item box.1. Enter the community (usually public) and enter the numeric OID that you retrieved earlier in to the 'SNMP OID' field being sure to include the leading dot.62.1. SNMP-InOctets-Bps. port 3=port 103.3 Enter the 'SNMP port' as 161 and the 'Key' as something meaningful.10.6. Make sure the 'Host' field has your switch/router in it and change the 'Type' field to "SNMPv1 agent" (I had difficulty with SNMPv2 agent so I don't use it).3:
command
to
find
the
OID
for
shell> snmpget -On 10.1. e.1. 3COM seem to use port numbers in the hundreds.1. From here set the SNMP device to be MONITORED and check in LATEST VALUES for your SNMP data! Example 1
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You should now use the snmpget interfaces. now go back to ZABBIX and click on Items. Set the 'Status' to MONITORED.2.3 where the last number in the string is the port number you are looking to monitor. Choose the Multiplier if you want one and enter an 'update interval' and 'keep history' if you want it to be different from the default. port 3=3 Step 3 Create an item for monitoring. so enter a plain English description in the 'Description' field of the new item box.2. e. This should give you something like the following: .e.ifOctetsIn.3.2.6.22 interfaces. i.

All simple check accepts two optional parameters:
ip .0) <Unique string to be used as reference to triggers> For example. in some cases.uptime Float uptime 0.0.3.0 (or . Utility snmpget may be used for this purpose: shell> snmpget -On enterprises.memory.8.
Note that OID can be given in either numeric or string form.5. Dafult value is 127.3. However.45. Note that ZABBIX Agent is not needed for simple checks.IP address.6. string OID must be converted to numeric representation.45.Port number.2.6
Parameter Community Oid Key
Description public 1. ‘my_param’.8.2. etc). Example 2 Parameter Community Oid Key Value type Units Multiplier Monitoring of Uptime Description public MIB::sysUpTime. ZABBIX Server is responsible for processing of simple checks (making external connections.6. standard default service port is used.0 router.ucdavis.10.01
4.memTotalSwap.Simple checks
Simple checks Simple checks are normally used for agent-less monitoring or for remote checks of services.0.7.
Examples of using simple checks:
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. If missing.1.7.ZABBIX Manual v1.0 localhost public
Monitoring of SNMP parameters is possible if either -with-net-snmp or -with-ucdsnmp flag was specified while configuring ZABBIX sources.1 port .

<ip>.<port>
4. accepting connections
ftp_perf.5. ‘2’ is returned.<ip>.<port >
nntp_perf.<ip>. accepting connections Checks if POP 0 – POP server is down server is Otherwise number of millisecond spent running and connecting to POP server.10.<port>
smtp_perf. accepting connections Checks if NNTP 0 – NNTP server is down server is Otherwise number of millisecond spent running and connecting to NNTP server. accepting connections Checks if IMAP 0 – IMAP server is down server is Otherwise number of millisecond spent running and connecting to IMAP server. accepting connections Checks if HTTP 0 – HTTP (WEB) server is down (WEB) server is Otherwise number of millisecond spent running and connecting to HTTP server.<ip>.1.
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. accepting connections Checks if SSH 0 – SSH server is down server is Otherwise number of millisecond spent running and connecting to SSH server.<ip>.<ip>.<ip>.6
Key tcp.<port >
pop_perf.Timeout processing
ZABBIX will not process a simple check longer than Timeout seconds defined in ZABBIX Server configuration file.<port >
ssh_perf.<port >
imap_perf.ZABBIX Manual v1.<ip>. accepting connections Checks if SMTP 0 – SMTP server is down server is Otherwise number of millisecond spent running and connecting to SMTP server.<port>
Description
Return value
Checks if TCP 0 – TCP service is down service is 1 – TCP service is running running and 2 – timeout accepting connections Checks if FTP 0 – FTP server is down server is Otherwise number of millisecond spent running and connecting to FTP server.<port>
http_perf. In case if Timeout time succeeded.

6.2. Number of Do not use if MySQL InnoDB.10.Internal Checks
Internal checks allow monitoring of internals of ZABBIX.5. If the utility is missing. messages generated by
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. ZABBIX server process in seconds.ICMP pings
ZABBIX uses external utility fping for processing of ICMP pings. Internal checks are calculated by ZABBIX Server.6
4. The utility is not part of ZABBIX distribution and has to be additionally installed. Add item with this key to have and error ZABBIX internal messages stored.10. Key zabbix[boottime] Description Comments
Startup time of In seconds since the epoch. has wrong permissions or its location does not match FpingLocation defined in configuration file.ZABBIX Manual v1. Oracle or values stored in PostgreSQL is used! table HISTORY Number of Do not use if MySQL InnoDB. Oracle or values stored in PostgreSQL is used! table HISTORY_STR Number items ZABBIX database of in
zabbix[history]
zabbix[history_str]
zabbix[items]
zabbix[items_unsup ported]
Number of unsupported items in ZABBIX database Stores warning Character. ICPM pings (icmpping and icmppingsec) will not be processed. Run these commands as user ‘root’ in order to setup correct permissions: shell> chown root:zabbix /usr/sbin/fping shell> chmod 710 /usr/sbin/fping shell> chmod ug+s /usr/sbin/fping
4.

”300”]
4. parameters – list of command line parameters.cpu.”vfs.ZABBIX Manual v1. Syntax of item’s key:
script[parameters]
script – name of the script.load[.
grpsum[“MySQL Servers”.10.qps”.
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.”last”.avg1]”.”avg”.fs.6
ITEM FUNCTION avg count last max min sum
DESCRIPTION Average value Number of values Last value Maximum value Minimum value Sum of values
Examples of keys for aggregate items: Example 1 Total disk space of host group 'MySQL Servers'.
grpavg[“MySQL Servers”. ZABBIX server will find and executed the script in directory defined in configuration parameter ExternalScripts.”last”. other parameters are substituted by parameters.total]”.”mysql.”system.size[/. External checks do not require any agent running on a host being monitored.”0”]
Example 3
Average (5min) number of queries per second for host group 'MySQL Servers'
grpavg[“MySQL Servers”.
Note: Do not overuse external checks! It can decrease performance for ZABBIX
system very much.”0”]
Example 2
Average processor load of host group 'MySQL Servers'. First command line parameter is host name.8.External checks
External check is a check executed by ZABBIX Server by running a shell script or a binary.

….2.6
The agent will return ‘1’.$10 in the command. The [*] defines that this key accepts parameters. We can pass user name and password: mysql.mysqladmin –u$1 –p$2 ping|grep alive|wc –l This parameter can be used for monitoring availability of MySQL database.ping[*]. ‘0’ – otherwise.
4.command
Parameter Key Command
Description Unique item key. For flexible user parameters. if MySQL server is alive.
Example 1
Something very simple
UserParameter=ping[*]. Command to be executed to evaluate value of the Key.11.our_password]
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. ping[0] – will always return ‘0’ ping[aaa] – will always return ‘aaa’ Example 2 Let’s add more sense!
UserParameter=mysql. ZABBIX parses content of [] and substitutes $1.Flexible user parameters
Flexible user parameters can be used for more control and flexibility.echo $1 We may define unlimited number of items for monitoring all having format ping[something].ZABBIX Manual v1.ping[zabbix. UserParameter=key[*].

The registry entry contains information like: 1 1847 2 System 4 Memory 6 % Processor Time 10 File Read Operations/sec 12
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. which is unique and exactly the same regardless of language settings. wc[/etc/passwd.Windows performance counters
Windows performance counter can be effectively monitored using perf_counter[]. For example: perf_counter[“Processor(0)\Interrupts/sec”] In order order to get full list of performance counter available for monitoring you may run: typeperf -qx Unfortunately. Run regedit. the find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib\009. depending on local settings naming of the performance counters can be different on different Windows servers. Every performance counter can be translated into numeric form.grep “$2” $1|wc -l This parameter can be used to calculate number of lines in a file.ZABBIX Manual v1.root] wc[/etc/services|zabbix]
4.12. This intoroduce certain problem when creating a template for monitoring number of Windows machines having different locales.6
Example 3
How many lines matching a regular expression in a file?
UserParameter=wc[*].

12. find corresponding numbers for each part of the performance counter. For example. in order to translate string name of a performance counter into numeric form. Trigger status (expression) is recalculated every time ZABBIX server receives new value. So.. processor load is too high. one line has to be added to configuration file of ZABBIX agent and the agent must be restarted..
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.. like: System -> 2 % Processor Time -> 6 /System/% Processor Time Then use these numbers to create a numeric format: /2/6
4.Simple user parameters
In order to define a new parameter for monitoring.ZABBIX Manual v1. The expression may have the following values: VALUE TRUE FALSE DESCRIPTION Normally means that something happened.Triggers
Trigger is defined as a logical expression and represents system state.13.6
File Write Operations/sec 14 File Control Operations/sec 16 File Read Bytes/sec 18 File Write Bytes/sec .1. This is normal trigger state. if this value is part of this expression.
4.

You can use them to create complex logical tests regarding monitored statistics. This may happen because of several reasons:  server is unreachable  trigger expression cannot be evaluated  trigger expression has been recently changed
4.000001) & (A<B+0.000001) Is equal.13. The operator is defined as: A=B  (A>B-0.6
UNKNOWN
In this case.000001) | (A>B+0.000001) Logical AND Logical OR
The following functions are supported:
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.ZABBIX Manual v1. ZABBIX cannot evaluate trigger expression.Expression for triggers
The expressions used in triggers are very flexible. The following operators are supported for triggers (descending priority of execution): PRIORITY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 OPERATOR / * + < > # = & | DEFINITION Division Multiplication Arithmetical minus Arithmetical plus Less than More than Not equal.1. The operator is defined as: A=B  (A<B-0.

1.6.6
FUNCTION
ARGUM ENT sec or #num
SUPPORTED VALUE TYPES float.00001 String. int. str
DEFINITION
count
Number of historical values for period of time in seconds or number of last #num values matching condition. Supported operators: eq – equal ne – not equal gt – greater ge – greater or equal lt – less le – less or equal For example. Third parameter works for integer and float values only. Parameter #num is supported from ZABBIX 1. The function accepts second optional parameter pattern and third parameter operation. For example. count(600.12) will return exact number of values equal to ‘12’ stored in the history.12.”gt”) will return exact number of values which are more than ‘12’ stored in the history among last 10 values. count(600.
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. text and log items: matches if contains pattern.12.ZABBIX Manual v1.”gt”) will return exact number of values which are more than ‘12’ stored in the history for the last 600 seconds. Another example: count(#10. log. Integer items: exact match Float items: match within 0.

Check if last value matches regular expression. Parameter defines length of the period in seconds.  0 – does not match  1 – matches Normally used for Windows event logs. int
Maximal value for period of time. text
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. Returns:  1 – if no data received during period of time in seconds. 1970). Parameter defines length of the period in seconds. Second optional parameter is number of seconds or number of lines to analyse. #num sec
float. Returns:  1 – found  0 .6
FUNCTION
ARGUM ENT string
SUPPORTED VALUE TYPES log
DEFINITION
logsource
Check if log source of the last log entry matches parameter. text str. Minimal value for period of time.  0 . #num sec. January 1. In this case more than one value will be processed. log. str. Posix style. Parameter defines regular expression. The period should not be less than 30 seconds. int. Parameter is ignored. For example.otherwise
min
float. int
nodata
any
now
ignored
any
Returns number of seconds since the Epoch (00:00:00 UTC.ZABBIX Manual v1. logsource(“VMWare Server”)
max
sec. Returns previous value.otherwise
prev regexp
ignored 1st – string 2nd – sec or #num
float. This function is case-sensitive.

0.15. 0. int
Sum of values for period of time. Returns:  1 – found  0 – otherwise
sum
sec. Parameter defines string to find. log. In this case more than one value will be processed. 1.6
FUNCTION
ARGUM ENT 1st – string 2nd – sec or #num
SUPPORTED VALUE TYPES str. Case sensitive! Second optional parameter is number of seconds or number of lines to analyse. 4G.5M
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. Returns current time in HHMMSS format. #num ignored
float. Examples: 0. Parameter defines length of the period in seconds. You may also use prefix # to specify that argument has a different meaning: ARGUMENT sum(600) sum(#600) DEFINITION Sum of all values within 600 seconds Sum of last 600 values
The following constants are supported for triggers: CONSTANT <number> <number><K|M|G> DEFINITION Positive float number.ZABBIX Manual v1.55 K – 1024*N M – 1024*1024*N G – 1024*1024*1024*N Examples: 2K. text
DEFINITION
str
Find string in last (most recent) value. 123. Example: 123055
time
any
Note: Note that some of the functions cannot be used for non-numeric
parameters! Most of numeric functions accept number of seconds as an argument.

conf.load[all.min(600)}>2)
The expression is true when either the current processor load is more than 5 or the processor load was more than 2 during last 10 minutes.bytes]. ‘>5’ means that the trigger is true whenever the most recent processor load measurement from www.<function>(<parameter>)}<operator><const>
Parameter must be given even for those functions. Example 3 /etc/passwd has been changed
Use of function diff:
({www.last(0)}>5)| ({www.cpu. Similar expressions could be useful to monitor changes in important files.com: system.zabbix.com: system.file.last(0)}>5)
‘www. /kernel.com: net.ZABBIX Manual v1.zabbix.load[all.zabbix.zabbix. etc.com’ and the key being monitored is ‘system.if.6
A simple useful expression might look like:
{<server>:<key>.zabbix.zabbix. Example: last(0) Example 1 Processor load is too high on www. such as /etc/passwd. Example 2 www.com is overloaded
({www.cpu.load[all. Finally.zabbix.cpu.com: system. Example 4 Someone downloads a big file from the Internet
Use of function min:
({www.avg1]. By using the function ‘last()’.zabbix.cksum[/etc/passwd].avg1].zabbix. It specifies that the server is ‘www. Example 5
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.cpu.avg1].in[eth0.com is greater than 5.min(300)})>100K
The expression is true when number of received bytes on eth0 is more than 100 KB within last 5 minutes.cpu.diff(0)})>0
The expression is true when the previous value of checksum of /etc/passwd differs from the most recent one. we are referring to the most recent value.com
{www.load[all.avg1]’ gives a short name of the monitored parameter.com: system.load[all.com: vfs.avg1]’. which ignore it. /etc/inetd.zabbix.

com and smtp2.service[smtp].ZABBIX Manual v1. only at night (00:00-06:00) time. the trigger value becomes TRUE.load[all. The host should periodically send data for this parameter using zabbix_sender.tcp.time(0)}<060000)
The trigger may change its status to true.str(beta8)}=1
The expression is true if ZABBIX agent has version beta8 (presumably 1. Example 7 Server is unreachable
{zabbix. In order to make this trigger work.zabbix.com:net. Example 6 ZABBIX agent needs to be upgraded
Use of function str():
{zabbix.service[smtp].last(0)}=0)&({smtp2.com:net.min(300)}>2)&({zabbix: system. Example 9 CPU activity at night time
Use of function time():
({zabbix: system.avg1].load[all.Trigger dependencies
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.com:status.13.cpu.com.last(0)}=0)
The expression is true when both SMTP servers are down on both smtp1.zabbix. item ‘tick’ must be defined.zabbix.cpu.com:agent.zabbi x.version.
Example 8
No heart beats within last 3 minutes
Use of function nodata():
{zabbix.2.6
Note use of two different hosts in one expression:
({smtp1.avg1].time(0)}>000000)& ({zabbix: system.cpu.avg1].zabbix.0beta8). See description of ‘status’ for more details.load[all.com:tick.zabbix.
4.nodata(180)}=1
‘tick’ must have type ‘ZABBIX trapper’’.last(0)}=2 Note: The ‘status’ is a special parameter which is calculated if and only if
corresponding host has at least one parameter for monitoring.tcp. If no data is received within 180 seconds.zabbix.

Trigger dependencies is a very convenient way of limiting number of messages to be sent in case if an event belongs to several resources. we define these dependencies:  trigger ‘Host is down’ depends on trigger ‘Router2 is down’  trigger ‘Router2 is down’ depends on trigger ‘Router1 is down’ Before changing status of trigger ‘Host is down’. For example.Trigger severity
Trigger severity defines how important is a trigger.6
Trigger dependencies can be used to define relationship between triggers. ZABBIX . Be warned. Bright red. email – other.
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. then obviously the Host and the Router2 are also unreachable. Different audio for different severities. Different colors for different severities. and one of the triggers is in TRUE state. the Host trigger won’t be updated. SMS – high severity. Average problem. Light yellow. ZABBIX will check if there are corresponding trigger dependencies defined.
The severities are used to:  visual representation of triggers. Something important has happened. then trigger status will not be changed and thus actions will not be executed and notifications will not be sent. This is when Trigger dependencies may be handy. etc.13. the Router1 and the Router2.Router1 – Router2 . Financial losses. a host Host is behind router Router2 and the Router2 is behind Router1. If so.ZABBIX Manual v1.
4. ZABBIX supports following trigger severities: SEVERITY Not classified Information Warning Average High Disaster DEFINITION Unknown severity. ZABBIX perform this check recursively. Dark red. Red. For example. One does not want to receive three notifications about the Host. In this case. Light greed. If Router1 or Router2 is unreachable. For information purposes.  user medias. COLOR Gray.Host If the Router1 is down. Disaster. Different media (notification channel) for different severities.3.  audio alarms in Status of Triggers screen.

4.last(0)}>20)| ({TRIGGER.Screens and Slide Shows
ZABBIX screens allow grouping of various information for quick access and display on one screen.last(0)}>15)
Note use of macro {TRIGGER.VALUE}=1&{server:temp.Hysteresis
Sometimes a trigger must have different conditions for different states.6
4. Easy-to-use screen builder makes creation of the screens easy and intuitive. The macro returns current trigger value.VALUE}.
4.13.14. we would like to define a trigger which would become TRUE when server room temperature is higher than 20C while it should stay in the state until temperature will not become lower than 15C.VALUE}=0&{server:temp. In order to do this.ZABBIX Manual v1. For example. we define the following trigger: Example 1 Temperature in server room is too high
({TRIGGER.
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. Screen is a table which may contain the following elements in each cell:  simple graphs  user-defined graphs  maps  other screens  plain text information  server information (overview)  trigger information (overview)  data overview  clock  history of events  history of actions  URL (data taken from other location) Number of elements in each screen is unlimited.

Update Interval of the slide show will be used..
4. This parameter defines default interval between screen rotations in seconds.. which will be automatically rotated according to configured update intervals. If set to 0. in seconds. List of individual slides (screens): Screen name How long the screen will be displayed.15.
Example 1
Slide show “ZABBIX administrators”
The slide show consists of two screens which will be displayed in the follwing order: ZABBIX Server  Pause 60 seconds  ZABBIX Server2  Pause 30 seconds  ZABBIX Server  Pause 60 seconds  ZABBIX Server2  .IT Services
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. PARAMETER Name Update interval (in sec) Slides Screen Delay Description Name of slide show.ZABBIX Manual v1.6
Slide Show is a set of screens.

SLA of various IT services. we are not interested in low-level details. IT Services is hierarchy representation of monitored data. The status is calculated and propagated to upper levels according to selected algorithm. and many other information of higher level.ZABBIX Manual v1. Communication between the Web Server and the user’s browser can be protected using SSL. [To be finished. no permissions are granted on a screen when user is registered to the ZABBIX. By default. like lack of disk space. structure of existing IT infrastructure.] User permissions All ZABBIX users access the ZABBIX application through the Web-based front end.. ZABBIX IT Services provides answers to all mentioned questions. We can also be interested in identifying weak places of IT infrastructure. In many cases. All user passwords are encrypted and stored on the ZABBIX database. Triggers create lowest level of the IT Services. A very simple IT Service structure may look like: IT Service | |-Workstations || | |-Workstation1 || | |-Workstation2 | |-Servers Each node of the structure has attribute status. Each ZABBIX user is assigned a unique login name and a password. What we are interested is availability of service provided by our IT department. Access permissions on screen within the menu may be set for each user.6
IT Services are intended for those who want to get a high-level (business) view of monitored infrastructure. etc. high processor load.
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. Users can not use their user id and password to log directly into the UNIX server unless they have also been set up accordingly to UNIX.. Note that the user is automatically disconnected after 30 minutes of inactivity.

The type controls what administrative functions a user has permission to.6
[To be finished. The user has access to everything: Monitoring. The user has access to Monitoring and Configuration.2. The user has no access to any host groups by default.ZABBIX Manual v1. ZABBIX supports several types of users.17.
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. There is no IPC queue or any other queue mechanism in ZABBIX.1. Permissions cannot be revoked by by denying access to specific host groups. Permissions to host groups must be explicitly given. Permissions are granted to user groups on a host group level. Permissions to host groups must be explicitly given.Overview
ZABBIX has a flexible user permission schema which can be efficiently used to manage user permission within one ZABBIX installation or in a distributed environment.. The user has no access to any resources by default.
4. The Queue is just a logical representation of data from the database.1.17.]
4.
ZABBIX Admin
ZABBIX Super Admin
4. The user has Read-Write access to all host groups.Overview
ZABBIX Queue displays items that are waiting for a refresh..16. Configuration and Administration.The Queue
4.16.16. USER TYPE ZABBIX User Description The user has access to Monitoring menu.User permissions
4.User types
User types are used to define access to administrative functions and to specify default permissions.

Note that information displayed for a child node is not up-to-date.ZABBIX Manual v1.How to read
The Queue on a standalone application or when displayed for a master node shows items waiting for a refresh. The master node receives historical data with a certain delay (normally.
4. we see that we have three items of type ZABBIX agent waiting to be refreshed 0-5 seconds.
In this case. up-to 10 seconds for inter-node data transfer). and one item of type ZABBIX agent (active) waiting more than five minutes (perhaps the agent is down?). so the information is delayed.6
Statistics shown by the Queue is a good indicator of performance of ZABBIX server.
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On the screenshot we see that there are 93 items waiting more than 5 minutes for refresh on node “Child”.
4.1.2.18.
4.Start-up scripts
The scripts are used to automatically start/stop ZABBIX processes during system’s start-up/shutdown.ZABBIX Manual v1.sh
The script is used to receive SNMP traps. which is part of package net-snmp.d.Utilities
4. The scripts are located under directory misc/init.18. The script must be used in combination with snmptrapd. Configuration guide:
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. however we should not trust the information as it depends on: performance of the Child node communications between Master and Child nodes possible local time difference between Master and Child nodes
Note: A special item key zabbix[queue] can be used to monitor health of the
queue by ZABBIX.snmptrap.18.

When logged in.Login
This is Welcome ZABBIX screen.6
7.ZABBIX Manual v1.1.Quick Start Guide
7. When installed use user name "Admin" with no password to connect as ZABBIX superuser. you will see "Connected as Admin" and access to "Configuration" area will be granted:
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User "guest" is a special default user. "guest" has read-only permissions.
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.1.6
7. ZABBIX interface will pause for 60 seconds within next 15 minutes in order to prevent brute force and dictionary attacks.ZABBIX Manual v1. By default.Protection against brute force attacks
In case of five consecutive failed login attempts.
7. If an user does not log in. the user will be granted with "guest" permissions.Add user
After initial installation. IP address of a failed login attempt will be displayed after successful login.2.1. User "Admin" has all permissions. ZABBIX has only two users defined. User "Admin" is ZABBIX superuser.

new user has no permissions.
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.ZABBIX Manual v1. Grant user rights.6
In order to add new user.
By default. press "Create user".

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Now you have media type "Email" defined. No hosts defined yet.ZABBIX Manual v1.4.
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. otherwise it will not be used.Add agent-enabled host
The section provides details about monitoring a host which has ZABBIX agent running.
7. You must have the agent installed and configured properly. A media type must be linked with users.

If a template is not used. we should manually add Items and Triggers to the host afterwards.6
We have ZABBIX agent running on our ZABBIX server and we want to monitor this server.ZABBIX Manual v1. Enter all required details.
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. We will use standard template Unix_t in order to simplify configuration. Click on "Create host".

Back to the list of hosts. Menu->Configuration->Items:
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.ZABBIX Manual v1.6
The host is created and it has exactly the same items and triggers as Unix_t has. We see our host in the list.
Let's check if this host has any items to monitor.

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Yes! What about triggers? Menu->Configuration->Triggers:
Good. It is time to see what information is available. Go to Menu->Latest data:
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It is time to see some graphs.
. and finally triggers. Click on Graph. Menu->Status of triggers:
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.ZABBIX Manual v1.

Set-up notifications
We have a host or several hosts monitored.ZABBIX Manual v1. Now it is time to configure basic email notification. We see graphs and status of the hosts.5.6
All right. the host is under ZABBIX control. After the host is added. we may be interested in:  Modifying list of monitored items  Modifying list of triggers items  Adjusting refresh rate for items  Adding user notification rules
7. Menu->Configuration>Actions
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No actions defined yet. Macro {STATUS} is either ON or OFF depending on current status of the trigger. Macro {TRIGGER. The action will be applied to all medias linked to the selected user or user group.NAME} will be substituted by a trigger name. Press "Create Action":
If you do not specify any conditions the action will be triggerred if any trigger change its status.
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.ZABBIX Manual v1.

xml. Press button “Preview” to see list of elements to be exported:
Step 2
Export data
Press button “Export” to export selected elements to a local XML file with default name zabbix_export.ZABBIX Manual v1. The file has the following format (one element of each type is shown):
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We selected host “Template_Linux” all its items and triggers.

If parameter Update is set for Existing element. Otherwise it will not update it. Element defines element of XML file.
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.ZABBIX Manual v1. If parameter Add is set for Missing element.6
Step 1
Configure settings for data import and press “Import”. then the import will add new element with data taken from the file. then the import will update it with data taken from the file. Otherwise it will not add it.
Pay attention to the following parameters of the item: PARAMETER Import file Rules Description File name of XML file.

questions.conf: UserParameter=mysql.questions is an unique identifier.
Add the command to zabbix_agentd. the command returns total number of SQL queries. for example. Test this parameter by executing: zabbix_agentd -t mysql. queries. Step 1 Write a script or command line to retrieve required parameter.1.
For example.6
9.
Agent will reload configuration file.questions Step 3 Restart ZABBIX agent.Tutorials
This section contains step-by-step instructions for most common tasks.
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. Step 4 Add new item for monitoring.mysqladmin -uroot status|cut -f4 -d":"|cut -f1 -d"S" mysql.
9.Extending ZABBIX Agent
This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions how to extend functionality of ZABBIX agent. we may write the following command in order to get total number of queries executed by a MySQL server: mysqladmin -uroot status|cut -f4 -d":"|cut -f1 -d"S" When executed. Step 2 Add this command to agent's configuration file. It can be any string.ZABBIX Manual v1.

Be aware that type of returned values must be set correctly on ZABBIX server. Otherwise ZABBIX won't accept them. Normally must be set to 1 second in order to get new records as soon as possible.Monitoring of log files
This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions how to setup monitoring of log files.
Follow standard instructions in order to install and configure agent on monitored host. Type of information Update interval (in sec) Must be set to ‘log’.ZABBIX Manual v1.Remote actions
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.conf
make
sure
that
parameter
DisableActive
is
not
set
in
Step 2
Add a new item for monitoring of a log file.questions to the monitored host. log[/var/log/syslog.error] Make sure that the file has read permissions for user ‘zabbix’ otherwise the item status will be set to ‘unsupported’. Type of the item must be either ZABBIX Agent or ZABBIX Agent (active).2.
Pay attention to the following parameters of the item: PARAMETER Type Key Description Must be set to ‘ZABBIX Agent (active)’. For example: log[/var/log/syslog].
9. Also
zabbix_agentd. It is assumed that a host is configured already in ZABBIX frontend. Make sure that parameter Hostname matches host name of the host configured in ZABBIX frontend.3. ZABBIX agent will filter entries of log file by the regexp if present. Must be set to ‘log[file<. Step 1 Configure ZABBIX agent.regexp>]’.
9. The parameter defines how often ZABBIX Agent will check for any changes in the log file.6
Add new item with Key=mysql.

Syntax of IMPI remote commands:
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. Step 1 Configure new action.ZABBIX Manual v1. Pay attention to the following parameters of the action: PARAMETER Action type Remote command Description Must be set to ‘Remote command’. Each line must contain an command for remote execution. Remote command may contain macros!
Syntax of remote commands: REMOTE COMMAND <host>:<command> <group>#<command> Description Command ‘command’ will be executed on host ‘host’.conf.6
This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions how to setup remote execution of pre-defined commands in case on an event.
Follow standard instructions in order to configure configure agent on monitored host. For example: host:/etc/init.d/apache restart Make sure that corresponding agent has EnableRemoteCommands set to 1 in zabbix_agentd. It is assumed that ZABBIX is configured and operational. Command ‘command’ will be executed on all hosts of host group ‘group’.

Supported ipmi controls: "reset".Monitoring of Windows services
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.4.
9.
Important notes Make sure that user 'zabbix' has execute permissions for configured commands. define the following actions: PARAMETER Action type Remote command Description ‘Remote command’ host:c:\windows\system32\shutdown.
In order to automatically restart Windows in case of a problem detected by ZABBIX. "power" Supported values: "on".exe –r –f Replace ‘host’ with ZABBIX hostname of Windows server. by default) Examples: Server restart: host:IPMI reset on Server reboot: host:IPMI power off
<group>#IPMI <ipmi control> [value]
The syntax is for execution of IPMI command for all hosts of a host group. One may be interested in using sudo to give access to priviledged commands.ZABBIX Manual v1. ZABBIX agent executes commands in background ZABBIX does not check if a command has been executed successfully Example 1 Restart of Windows on certain condition. "off" or number (1.6
REMOTE COMMAND <host>:IPMI <ipmi control> [value]
Description The syntax is for execution of IMPI command on a single host.

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. value mapping Windows service state.ZABBIX Manual v1. value type Integer. if I wanted to monitor the "workstation" service then my service would be lanmanworkstation. In the General tab you should see a field called Service name.6
This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions how to setup monitoring of Windows services. Step 2 Add item for monitoring of the service
Add item with a key service_state[lanmanworkstation]. For example. Step 1 Get service name
You can get that name by going to the services mmc and bring up the properties of the service you want to monitor it's up/down status. It is assumed that ZABBIX server and ZABBIX agent are configured and operational. The value that follows that you put in the brackets above.

The data is automatically used for graphs. Example 1 Monitoring of ZABBIX GUI
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.2. WEB Scenario is periodically executed and consists of one or more Steps. The module periodically executes WEB scenarios and keeps collected data in the database.ZABBIX Manual v1. All cookies are preserved during execution of a single scenario.3.WEB Monitoring
11. Normally a scenario is defined for one particular part of functionality of a WEB application. triggers and notifications. which will be periodically executed by ZABBIX server. ZABBIX WEB monitoring supports both HTTP and HTTPS. The following information is collected per each step of WEB scenario:  Response time  Download speed per second  Response code ZABBIX also checks if a retrieved HTML page contains a pre-defined string.
11. Scenarios are very convenient way of monitoring user experience.Overview
ZABBIX provides effective and very flexible WEB monitoring functionality.Goals
ZABBIX WEB Monitoring is aimed to the following goals:  Performance monitoring of WEB applications  Availability monitoring of WEB applications  Support of HTTP and HTTPS  Support of complex scenarios consisting of many steps (HTTP requests)
11.1. WEB Scenario is linked to a host application for grouping.6
11.WEB Scenario
Scenario is set of HTTP requests (steps).

Syntax: {macro}=value The macro {macro} will be replaced by “variable” in Step’s URL and Post variables. we have to login. it will NOT be executed List of macros to be used in configuration of the steps.
Parameter Application
Description WEB scenario will be linked to this application. The scenario may have the following steps: 1.02 on Linux Active: active scenario.ZABBIX Manual v1. The application must exist.
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. Go to Status of Triggers screen 4. Logout If a step cannot be perfomed. Login 2. For example: ZABBIX Server Name of the WEB scenario.6
If we want to monitor availability and performance of ZABBIX GUI. The name will appear in Monitoring -> Web For example: ZABBIX GUI
Name
Update interval Agent
How often this scenario will be executed. For example: Opera 9. For example: 60 ZABBIX will pretend to be the selected browser. Go to Overview screen 3. For example: {user}=guest {password}=guest
Status Variables
Steps
Steps of the scenario. in seconds. Useful for monitoring of WEB sites which generate different content for different WEB browsers. check how quickly Overview and Status of Triggers screens work and then logout. execution of scenario fails. it will be executed Disabled: disabled scenario.

0 is returned.e.test. ZABBIX automatically adds the following items for monitoring and links them to the selected application. Steps are executed in a pre-defined order.ZABBIX Manual v1.
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.zabbix.
11.. Item key: web.test. Actual scenario name will be used instead of “Scenario”..6
As soon as a scenario is created. Example 1 Trigger “WEB scenario failed”
The trigger expression can be defined as: {host: web. If all steps are executed successfully.fail[Scenario] Type: integer These items can be used to create triggers and define notification conditions. For example: Login URL For example: www.in[Scenario.test. if any.last(0)<10000
Do not forget to replace the Scenario with real name of your scenario.last(0)#0 Do not forget to replace the Scenario with real name of your scenario. average scenario 'Scenario' for all steps.com HTTP POST variables. Item Description
Download speed for This item will collect information about download speed (bytes per second) of the whole scenario.bps] Type: float Failed step of scenario This item keeps number of failed step of the scenario. Parameter Name URL Post
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Description Name of the step.test. Example 2 Trigger “WEB application is slow” be defined as: {host:
The trigger expression can web. i.fail[Scenario]}.in[Scenario. 'Scenario' Item key: web.4.WEB Step
Step is basically a HTTP request.bps]}.

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Status codes
As soon as a step is created.test. The information will be sent as is. Actually this parameter defines maximum time for making connection to the URL and maximum time for performing an HTTP request.Step] Type: float Response code for This item will collect response codes of the step.test. For example: 15 The string (given as Posix regular expression) must exist in retrieved content. any content will be accepted. Item Description
Download speed for This item will collect information about download speed step 'Step' of scenario (bytes per second) of the step.time[Scenario.test. For example: 200. Otherwise this step fails. it will be replaced by its value when the step is executed. 'Scenario’ Item key: web.Step] 'Scenario’ Type: integer These items can be used to create triggers and define notification conditions.6
Parameter
Description For example: id=2345&userid={user} If {user} is defined as a macro of the WEB scenario. If retrieved status code is not in the list. Actual scenario and step names will be used instead of “Scenario” and “Step” respectively. For example: Homepage of ZABBIX List of HTTP status codes to be considered as success.
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. Therefore. 'Scenario' Item key: web.bps] Type: float Response time for step This item will collect information about response time of 'Step' of scenario the step in seconds.rspcode[Scenario.Step. ZABBIX automatically adds the following items for monitoring and links them to the selected application. step 'Step' of scenario Item key: web.in[Scenario. If empty. If empty. any status code is accepted. ZABBIX will not spend more than 2xTimeout seconds on the step.
Timeout
Do not spend more than Timeout seconds for execution of the step. this step fails.

5.Real life scenario
Let’s use ZABBIX WEB Monitoring for monitoring of ZABBIX WEB interafce.
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.time[ZABBIX GUI.Login]}.test.
We add a new scenario for monitoring of ZABBIX WEB inetrafce. first we make a login with our user name and password and then we will try to access Configuration->General page. We want to know if it is available.ZABBIX Manual v1. So.6
Example 1
Trigger “ZABBIX GUI login is too slow”
The trigger expression can be defined as: {zabbix: web.
Step 2
Add new WEB scenario. provides right content and how quickly it works. The scenario will execute number of steps. Step 1 Add new host application.
This step is not required if you already have a suitable application.last(0)>3
11. You may also want to create a host if one does not exist.

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Add steps for monitoring. Note use of macros {user} and {password}.
Scenario step 1.6
Note that we also created two macros. Step 3 Define steps for the scenario.ZABBIX Manual v1. {user} and {password}.

12. The limit prevents overloading of network and CPU resources.1. An item used for monitoring of a log files must have type ZABBIX Agent (Active).
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. Important notes:  The server and agent keep a trace of the monitored log's size in a counter.Overview
ZABBIX can be used for cetralised monitoring and analysis of log files.  The agent starts reading the log file from the point it stopped the previous time.  Whenever the log file become smaller than the log counter known by the agent. its value type must be Log and key set to log[path to log file<. the counter is reset to zero and the agent starts reading the log file from the beginning.  The number of bytes already analyzed (the counter) is stored in the ZABBIX database and is sent to the agent. to make sure it starts reading the log file from this point.  ZABBIX Agent processes new records of a log file once per Refresh period seconds.pattern>].How it works
Monitoring of log files requires ZABBIX Agent running on a host.Log File Monitoring
12. Notifications can be used to warn users when a log file contains certain strings or string patterns.ZABBIX Manual v1.  ZABBIX Agent does not send more than 10 lines of a log file per second.2.6
12.

It also makes possible creation of user friendly appliances.ZABBIX Manual v1. POP3.2. etc)  Information received from ZABBIX agent  Information received from SNMP agent It does NOT provide:  Discovery of network topology Every service and host (IP) checked by ZABBIX auto-discovery module generates events which may be used to create rules for the following actions:  Generating user notifications  Adding and removing hosts  Adding hosts to a template  Removing hosts from a template  Linking hosts to a template  Unlinking hosts from a template  Executing remote scripts
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.Auto-discovery
13.Goals
There are several goals of ZABBIX auto-discovery module:  Simplify deployment Auto-discovery can be used to significantly simplify and speed up ZABBIX deployment. IMAP.1.Overview
ZABBIX provides effective and very flexible auto-discovery functionality. WEB.  Support of changing environments Auto-discovery makes possible use of ZABBIX environments with no excessive administration.  Simplify administration Properly configured auto-discovery can simplify administration of ZABBIX system very much.6
13. ZABBIX auto-discovery is based on the following information:  IP ranges  Availability of external services (FTP. in rapidly changing
13. SSH. TCP.

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. Then we process the events and apply certain actions depending of type of discovered device.
13.Actions
For a description of all conditions available for auto-discovery based events see Action conditions. IP.6
The actions can be configured to respect host or service uptime and downtime. If all services are not responding. we discover a host or a service.3.ZABBIX Manual v1. If host is lost after being up.How it works
Auto-discovery basically consists of two phases: Discovery and Actions. If the service is back after downtime or discovered for the first time. etc.1. First. Events generated by auto-discovery module have Event Source “Discovery”.3. ZABBIX generates the following events:
Event Service Up Service Down Host Up Host Down Service Discovered Service Lost Host Discovered Host Lost
When generated Every time ZABBIX detects active service. and generate discovery event or several events. Every time ZABBIX cannot detect service.
13. Frequency of the check is configurable for each rule individually. If at least one of the services is UP for the IP.2.Discovery
ZABBIX periodically scans IP ranges defined in auto-discovery rules.3. Each rule defines set of service checks to be performed for IP range. If host is back after downtime or discovered for the first time. its status.
13. If the service is lost after being up. up/down time.

168.168.1. HTTP.2.4.2.5. In our scenario we want to:  discover only hosts having ZABBIX Agent running  run discovery every 10 minutes  add host for monitoring if host uptime is more than 1 hour  remove hosts if host downtime is more than 24 hours
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For a description of all operations available for auto-discovery based events see Operations. SNMPv2 Agent Parameter Ports may be one of following: Single port: 22 Range of ports: 22-45 List: 22-45.Auto-discovery rule
Auto-discovery rule is a rule used by ZABBIX to discover hosts and services. LDAP. TCP. Parameters of auto-discovery rule: Parameter Name IP range Description Name of the rule.192.168. IMAP.192.
13.ZABBIX Manual v1. SNMPv1 Agent.33 Range of IP addresses: 192.1. ZABBIX Agent. It won’t be executed.200 Delay (in sec) Checks This parameter defines how often ZABBIX should execute this rule.
13. Range of IP addresses for discovery. For example.55.1.60-70 Status Active – the rule is active and will be execute by ZABBIX server Disable – the rule is not active. List of supported checks: SSH. “Local network”.255.168. It may have the following formats: Single IP: 192.168. ZABBIX will use this list of check for discovery of hosts and services. SMTP.Real life scenario
Suppose we would like to setup auto-discovery for local network having IP range of 192.1.1-100. POP.1-255 List: 192. FTP.1-255.168.1.168. NNTP.1-192.

255 by connecting to ZABBIX Agents and getting system.1-192.
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. For example. Linux boxes to Linux_Template.168.6
 use Template_Windows for Windows hosts  use Template_Linux for Linux hosts  add Linux hosts to group “Linux servers”  add Windows hosts to group “Windows servers” Step 1 Define auto-discovery rule for our IP range.168. When the rule is added.1. Step 2 Define an action for adding newly discovered Linux servers.1.
ZABBIX will try to discover hosts in IP range of 192.uname.ZABBIX Manual v1. A value received from an agent can be used to apply different actions for different operating systems. The rule will be executed every 10 minutes (600 seconds). ZABBIX will automatically start discovery and generation of Discovery based events for further processing. link Windows boxes to Windows_Template.

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.ZABBIX Manual v1.6
A server will be removed if service “ZABBIX Agent” is Down for more than 24 hours (86400 seconds).

1.1.1.2.1.2.2.2.1.2. ifIndex is translated to 1.1. ifIndex.2.2.2.1.1.2.7 1.2.2 Description A unique interface.0.3.3.1.1.2.6.2.6. The total number received on the of octets interface. The table contains list of the special MIBs.6.2.6.1.6.1.2.2. The current administrative state of the interface.1.2.2. specified in octets.1. value for each
A textual string containing information about the interface.2.3.
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ifType
1. The current operational state of the interface.3.1.3.2.6
ifAdminStatus ifOperStatus ifInOctets
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. distinguished according to the physical/link protocol(s) immediately `below' the network layer in the protocol stack.3.1.1.3.2.5
ifPhysAddress
1.6.2.1.1.1.2. An estimate of the interface's current bandwidth in bits per second.6
14.1. The interface's address at the protocol layer immediately `below' the network layer in the protocol stack.2.2.2. Special MIB ifIndex ifDescr Identifier 1. For example.2. The size of the largest datagram which can be sent / received on the interface.1.1.2.Advanced SNMP monitoring
14.2.1. This string should include the name of the manufacturer.1.1.ZABBIX Manual v1.1.6.2.2.3.1.1.4
ifSpeed
1.1.8 1.3.6.1.1 1.2.3.Special MIBs
Some of the most used SNMP MIBs are translated automatically to a numeric representation by ZABBIX.1.1. the product name and the version of the hardware interface.2. The type of interface.6.0 is translated to 1.1.3.2.3
ifMtu
1.6.6.

6.6.2.2.1.2. The number of outbound packets that could not be transmitted because of errors.3.1.3.2.3.2. The number of inbound packets which were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.11
Description including framing characters.13
ifInErrors
1.19
ifOutErrors
1.2.1.2. The number of outbound packets which were chosen to be discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent their being transmitted.12
ifInDiscards
1. subnetworkbroadcast or subnetwork-multicast) packets delivered to a higher-layer protocol.2.6.2.6.2.2.3. The number of subnetworkunicast packets delivered to a higher-layer protocol.1. The total number of octets transmitted out of the interface. One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space.20
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ifOutOctets
1.18
ifOutDiscards
1.17
ifOutNUcastPkt s
1.ZABBIX Manual v1.2.1.1.3.2.2.2.3. including framing characters.6.1.14
ifInUnknownPr otos
1..1.6.6.2. The number of packets received via the interface which were discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol.1.e.1.2.1. The number of inbound packets that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol.1.2.3.2.1.6. The number of non-unicast (i.1. The total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested be transmitted to a subnetworkunicast address. One possible reason for discarding such a packet could be to free up buffer space.6.
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1.1.2.2.1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.2. including those that were discarded or not sent.1.3.2.1.1.2.6
Special MIB ifInUcastPkts
Identifier 1.2.3.

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.5376 = STRING: "/sbin/getty" HOST-RESOURCES-MIB::hrSWRunPath.6
Special MIB ifOutQLen
Identifier 1. The string is used for exact match with a value when doing lookup.”GigabitEthernet0/1”]
Parameter base OID of data index
Description Base OID to use for data retrieval.
HOST-RESOURCES-MIB::hrSWRunPath.”<string to search for>”] For example.5388 = STRING: "/usr/sbin/apache2" HOST-RESOURCES-MIB::hrSWRunPath. “/usr/sbin/apache2”]
.1.5377 = STRING: "/sbin/getty" HOST-RESOURCES-MIB::hrSWRunPath.5389 = STRING: "/sbin/sshd" ..ZABBIX Manual v1.”ifDescr”..”HOST-RESOURCESMIB::hrSWRunPath”.2..
14.21
Description The length of the output packet queue (in packets). Method of processing. to get the ifInOctets value for the GigabitEthernet0/1 interface on a Cisco device.6. The syntax: <base OID of data>[“index”. method is supported: Currently one
index – search for index and append it to the base OID base OID of index string to search for The OID will be used to make a lookup for the string.3.1. getting memory usage of apache process: HOST-RESOURCES-MIB::hrSWRunPerfMem[“index”. etc).
Another example. Case sentitive. yo may following OID: ifInOctets[“index”.2.Use of dynamic indexes
A special syntax for item OID can be used in order to deal with dynamic data (random IDs of network interfaces.1.2.2.”<base OID of index>”.

2.
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15.Monitoring of IPMI devices
15. and other commands can be executed either automatically or manually from ZABBIX front-end. user name and password must be configured properly.1. IPMI agent's IP address. See configuration of hosts for more details.Goals
There are several goals of ZABBIX IPMI monitoring:  Monitoring of health and availability of IPMI devices  Remote IPMI based management functions Remote restart. halt. which are executed automatically  IPMI scripts.IPMI actions
Two types of actions can be defined:  automatic actions.
15.IMPI parameters
ZABBIX IPMI monitoring works only for devices having IPMI support (HP iLO. In order to use IMPI monitoring. port number. a host must be configured to process IPMI commands.
15. etc). shutdown. can be executed manually from ZABBIX GUI See corresponding sections of the Manual for more details. Sun hardware.ZABBIX Manual v1.3.

Node
When making a choice between use of a Proxy or a Node. use of ZABBIX Proxies is the easiest way of implementing centralized and distributed monitoring. several considerations must be taken into account.
GUI Works independently Easy maintenance One way TCP connections Ready for embedded hardware Centralised configuration Generates notifications Lightweight Automatic DB creation Local administration
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.Proxy v.1.Why use Proxy
ZABBIX Proxy can be used for many purposes:  Offload ZABBIX Server when monitoring thousands of devices  Monitor remote locations
 Monitor locations having unreliable communications  Simplify maintenance of distributed monitoring
16.ZABBIX Manual v1.
16.Use of Proxies
ZABBIX Proxies may greatly simplify maintenance of ZABBIX environment and increase performance of central ZABBIX server.6
16. when all Agents and Proxies report to one ZABBIX server and all data is collected centrally.2.s. Also.

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. This is configured in host definition screen:
If a host is configured to be monitored by a Proxy. The data will be collected by the Proxy and sent to ZABBIX Server for further processing. the Proxy will perform gathering of performance and availability data for the host.6
Node Proxy
No Yes
Yes No
Yes Yes
No Yes
No Yes
Yes No
No Yes
Yes Yes
No Yes
Yes No
16.3.Configuration
Every host can be monitored either by ZABBIX Server or by ZABBIX Proxy.ZABBIX Manual v1.

Each Node has its own configuration and works as a normal ZABBIX Server. Each Node is responsible for monitoring of its own Location. when there are no connectivity between Master and Child Node. When communication is back.1. Historical information and events are stored locally. i. Configuration of Child Nodes can be done in off line mode.
17.  Hierarchical monitoring This is for monitoring of complex multi-level environments. New Nodes can be attached to and detached from the ZABBIX distributed setup without any loss of functionality of the setup. Configuration of the whole distributed setup can be done from a single location via common WEB interface. Hierarchical distributed monitoring allows having tree-like structure of Nodes.3.  Offload the overhead from busy ZABBIX server Monitoring thousands of hosts using single ZABBIX server? This may be for you!
17. Child Nodes will optionally send the data to Master Node.3. All Nodes may work even in case of communication problems.Configuration of Nodes
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. Each Node reports to its Master Node only.  Monitor large complex environments This is especially useful when monitoring several geographical locations.
17. Node can be configured either locally or by its Master node which has a copy of configuration data of all Child Nodes.e.Distributed Monitoring
ZABBIX can be configured to support hierarchical distributed monitoring. ZABBIX supports up-to 1000 (one thousand) Nodes in a distributed setup.2.6
17.Overview
ZABBIX provides effective and reliable way of monitoring distributed IT infrastructure. No restart of any Node required.Goals
There are several goals of the distributed monitoring:  Get control of whole monitoring from a single or several locations ZABBIX administrator may control configuration of all Nodes from a single ZABBIX WEB front-end.Configuration
17.1.ZABBIX Manual v1.

Default is 10051. Local – Local node Remote – Remote node Time zone of the Node. ZABBIX trapper must be listening on this port number. Node Port number.ZABBIX Manual v1.6
Parameters of a Node: Parameter Name Id Type Time zone Description Unique node name. ZABBIX trapper must be listening on this IP address. ZABBIX automatically converts time stamps to local timezone when transferring time related data across nodes. Node IP address. older than (in sec)
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IP Port
Do not keep history For non local historical data only. older than (in sec) Do not keep trends For non local trend data only. ZABBIX won’t keep trends of the node longer than N seconds. ZABBIX won’t keep history of the node longer than N seconds. Unique Node ID.

6
We should see NodeID in stratup messages of server log file: 27524:20070629:150622 server #9 started [Node watcher. Node ID:2] Does it work? Selection of active nodes will appear automatically after nodes are defined:
Add host for monitoring for Child Node node and see events coming to Master Node:
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Each Node may be configured either locally (using local WEB interface) or from one of its Master Nodes.More complex setup
The setup consists of seven Nodes.3.3.6
17.
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17.conf.
17.
Follow standard installation procedure but do not start ZABBIX Server. It may also optionally collect historical information as well.
Add NodeID to ZABBIX Server configuration file. hardware) and database engine independently of other nodes.ZABBIX Manual v1. ZABBIX database must be created and populated with data from data.
Use ZABBIX Frontend to configure details of Nodes having direct communication with the Node. ZABBIX front end must be installed and configured. Also child nodes can be installed without ZABBIX frontend. NodeID must be a unique Node ID. Oracle or PostgreSQL backend.4. Step 2 Configure zabbix_server. Step 3 Configure Master and Child Nodes.Platform independence
A node may use its own platform (OS. Make sure that all IP addresses and port numbers are correct. It may be practical to use less powerful hardware with ZABBIX Server running SQLite or MySQL MyISAM while nodes of higher levels may use combination of a better hardware with MySQL InnoDB.Configuration of a single Node
Every Node in distributed environment must be properly configured to have a unique Node ID.6
In this example.5./zabbix_server
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.sql. Step 4 Start ZABBIX Node. Riga (node 4) will collect events from all child nodes.
Start ZABBIX Server: shell> . Additional steps Step 1 Follow standard installation procedure.

Data Configuration changes Events History Frequency Every 120 seconds. You may see the following messages in server log file:
.1. Every 10 seconds.7.6
If everything was configured properly.. etc) exists only locally.Child to Master
Each Child Node periodically sends configuration changes.Switching between nodes
When connecting to a node in distributed setup.2.6..
17. ZABBIX does not send operational data across the nodes.ZABBIX Manual v1. Every 10 seconds.
Note: Sending of Events and History can be controlled by configuration
parameters NodeNoEvents and NodeNoHistory. All information available in the GUI belongs to the selected node.7.Data flow
17. historical data and events to its Master Node. ZABBIX node will automatically start configuration and data exchange with all nodes in distributed setup. last value.. Trends are calculated locally based on received historical data. For example.Master to Child
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. 11656:20061129:171614 NODE 2: Sending data of node 2 to node 1 datalen 3522738 11656:20061129:171614 NODE 2: Sending data of node 2 to node 1 datalen 20624 .
Child Node will resend data in case of communication problems. a list of available child nodes is accessible in right-upper corner of the GUI.
17.. itemrelated information (last check.
17.7. It displays current node.

Network communications must be also fast enough for timely transfer of new data.
17.ZABBIX Manual v1.6
Each Master Node (a node with at least one child) periodically sends configuration changes to Child Nodes either directly or via other Child Nodes directly connected to the Master Node.
17.
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ZABBIX does not send configuration of a Master Node to Childs. Data Configuration changes Frequency Every 120 seconds.3. Master Node must be powerful enough to process and store not only local data but also data received from its all Child Nodes.7. Data flow Child Master Master Child Source port to Any to Any Destination port 10051 10051
This is default port used by ZABBIX trapper process.Performance considerations
Any node requires more processing resources in a distributed setup.8.Firewall settings
Inter-node communications use TCP protocol only.

thus protecting integrity of database.168. file conf/maintenance. // MSG showed on Warning screen! $_REQUEST['warning_msg'] = 'ZABBIX is under maintenance.Configuration
In order to enable maintenance mode.Goals
There are several goals of the maintenance mode:  Protect ZABBIX database from any changes initiated by users  Perform database maintenance  Inform users about reason of the maintenance work  Users from a range of IP addresses will be able to work with the GUI during the maintenance mode normally  Automatic return to normal mode when maintenance is over
18.
Parameter ZBX_DENY_GUI_ACCESS
Details Enable maintenance mode: 1 – maintenance mode is enabled. ZABBIX database can be stopped while ZABBIX GUI is in the maintenance mode.6
18. For example: 192.
18.1).conf.0. who allowed to connect to FrontEnd $ZBX_GUI_ACCESS_IP_RANGE = array('127.
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. // IP range.1'). disabled otherwise
ZBX_GUI_ACCESS_IP_RANGE
Connections from these IP addresses will be allowed with no maintenance mode.ZABBIX Manual v1.2.1. This can be useful for protection of ZABBIX database from any changes initiated by users.'.1-255
warning_msg
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Informative message.Maintenance mode for ZABBIX GUI
ZABBIX GUI can be temporarily disabled in order to prohibit access to the frontend.1.0.php must be modified to uncomment the following lines: // Maintenance mode define('ZBX_DENY_GUI_ACCESS'.

How it looks like
The following screen will be displayed while in maintenance mode.ZABBIX Manual v1. The screen is refreshed every 30 seconds in order to return to normal state withiout user intervention when maintenance is over.3.
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18.

triggers. items. Step 2 Place the new CSS file into correct location. $cmbTheme->AddItem('css_ob.Creating your own theme
By default. For example.css. Feel free to share result of your work with ZABBIX community if you created something nice. into directory styles/. $cmbTheme->AddItem('css_bb.
Open this file for editing. you may take Black&Blue CSS file from styles/css_bb.php. search for css_bb.S_ORIGINAL_BLUE). css_new.css. etc) sound alarm can be switched on and off in Status of Triggers view a new theme can be created to match your preferences or a company color schema
19. Step 3 Edit include/forms. There are two pieces of code that have to be amended.S_BLACK_AND_BLUE). ZABBIX provides number of predefined themes.
The file you created. Original code: $cmbTheme = new CComboBox('theme'.ZABBIX Manual v1. Modified code:
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. $cmbTheme->AddItem(ZBX_DEFAULT_CSS.WEB Interface
There are several useful features of ZABBIX WEB interface:
– – – –
almost all screens support full-screen mode Ctrl + Mouse click make possible selection of multiple list elements (hosts.1. Step 1 Create your own CSS file.$theme).
The file can be based on existing CSS files coming with ZABBIX.css and create new css_new. You may follow this step-by-step procedure in order to create your own.inc.css'.6
19.css'.css.S_SYSTEM_DEFAULT).

Show events no older This parameter defines for how many days event are displayed in Status of Triggers screen. Default is 7 (Days) days. Mac count of events Maximum number of event to show for each trigger in Status of Triggers screen. Default is 100. per trigger to show

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19.2.1.2.Housekeeper
The Housekeeper is a periodical process which is executed by ZABBIX Server. The process removes outdated information and information deleted by user.

Configuration parameters: Parameter Description

Do not keep actions This parameter defines how many days of executed actions (emails, jabber, SMS, etc) history ZABBIX will older than (in days) keep in the database. Older actions will be removed. Do not keep events This parameter defines how many days of events history ZABBIX will keep in the database. Older events older than (in days) will be removed.

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19.2.1.3.Images
List of images

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Image definition ZABBIX images are stored in the database. There are two types of images:  Icon  Background

Icons are used in for displaying System Map elements. Backgrounds are used as background images of System Maps. Image attributes: Parameter Name Type Upload Description Unique name of an image. Either Icon or Background Name of local file (PNG, JPEG) to be uploaded to ZABBIX

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Note: Note that you may upload image of any size, however images bigger than

1.5MB may not be displayed in maps. Increase value of max_memory_size in php.ini if you have this problem.

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Possible parameters: Parameter Default theme Description Theme used for all users.1.
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.Themes
ZABBIX support themes. which are used to customize look and feel of ZABBIX front-end.ZABBIX Manual v1.4. Default theme is “Original blue”. An user may override the default theme in user profile.2.6
19.

5.1.2.
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. an item which has value ‘0’ or ‘1’ can use value mapping to represent the values in a human readable form: ‘0’ => ‘Not Available’ ‘1’ => ‘Available’
Note: Value mapping can be used only for items having type ‘Unsigned integer’.6
19. Value mappings are used for representation of data in both ZABBIX front-end and information sent by email/jabber/SMS/whatever.ZABBIX Manual v1.Value mapping
Value maps are used to create a mapping between numeric values and string representations.
For example.

Set of mappings.
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.ZABBIX Manual v1. Single mapping for addition.6
Value mapping definition
Parameters of a value mapping: Parameter Name Mapping New mapping Description Unique name of set of value mappings.

09:00-18:00
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.2.Working time
Working time is system-wide parameter which defines working time. 2 – Tuesday .
Working time has the following format: dd-dd. while non-working time is displayed as grey.hh:mm-hh:mm.… FORMAT dd hh mm DESCRIPTION Day of week: 1 – Monday. Working time is displayed as a white background.ZABBIX Manual v1.dd-dd.6
19.6.1.hh:mm-hh:mm. 7 – Sunday Hours: 00-24 Minutes: 00-59
Empty format is equal to 01-07. Currently this is used for graphs only.00:00-23:59 For example: 1-5.… .

Other
Refresh unsupported items Some items may become unsupported due to errors in User Parameters or possible an item is not supported by an agent. is created in order to alarm ZABBIX administrators in case of disaster. This is not configurable for Proxies. Database watchdog.
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.ZABBIX Manual v1. The watchdog will send notifications to a user group in case if the database is down.6
19. the automatic activation will be items (in sec) disabled.7.1. ZABBIX server will not stop.2. ZABBIX can be configured to periodically make unsupported items active. a special ZABBIX server process. If set to 0. Proxies check unsupported items every 10 minutes. It cannot work without a database.
Parameter
Description
Refresh unsupported ZABBIX will activate unsupported item every N seconds. Database watchdog Availability of ZABBIX server depends on availability of back-end database very much. it will wait until the database is back again to continue processing.

Displayed data: Parameter Name Number of steps Update interval
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Description Unique name of a WEB scenario. Frequency of execution of the WEB scenario.2. down
Note: Database watchdog is supported for MySQL only!
19.WEB
The screen can be used to manage monitoring of WEB scenarios. Number of individual steps (HTTP requests) the scenario consists of. List of WEB scenarios It provides list of active WEB scenarios.ZABBIX Manual v1.2.
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Parameter User group database message
Description for User group for sending alarm message or ‘None’.

Frequency of execution of the WEB scenario. ZABBIX will pretend that it is Firefox. MS Explorer or any other application. Unique name of the WEB scenario.6
Parameter Status
Description Status of the scenario: Active – the scenario is active Disabled – the scenario is disabled. Client agent string.
WEB scenarios configuration The screen is used to define parameters of an individual WEB scenario. Status
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.ZABBIX Manual v1. Useful when WEB site returns different content for different browsers. Note that disabled scenarios are not displayed by default.
Configuration parameters: Parameter Application Name Update interval (in sec) Agent Description Host application the scenario is linked to.

ZABBIX will automatically replace them with actual values.ZABBIX Manual v1.
Variables
List of variables (macros) that can be used in scenario steps (URL and Post variables). It has the following format: {macro1}=value1 {macro2}=value2 For example: username=Alexei password=kj3h5kJ34bd The macros can be referenced as {username} and {password}. Note that disabled scenarios are not displayed by default.6
Parameter
Description Active – the scenario is active Disabled – the scenario is disabled.
Steps
List of steps executed by the scenario: Name – step name Timeout – timeout URL – location to connect to Required – required string Status – step status
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If empty.google.com Post Timeout Required List of POST variables. GET variables can be passed in the URL parameter.com https://www. the step will fail. otherwise the step will fail.zabbix. If empty. Required string.201. For example: http://www. ZABBIX will not spend more than Timeout second on processing the URL. Retrieved content (HTML) must contain this string.
Configuration parameters: Parameter Name URL Description Unique step name.ZABBIX Manual v1. If ZABBIX get a code. no check is performed. URL to connect and retrieve data.210-299
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WEB step configuration The screen is used to define parameters of each individual step of the WEB scenario. no check is performed. For example: 200. which is not in the list. Status codes List of expected HTTP codes.

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The screen is accessible by selecting hosts and clicking on button “Mass update”.
Host configuration The screen give access to host details.6
Parameter
Description Monitored – Host is active and being monitored Disabled – Host disabled
Availability
Agent (Zabbix. SNMP) availability: Available – agent is up and running Unknown – agent is not available
Error Host mass-update screen
Any errors related to use of agent based checks. It is very effective way of changing attributes of a number of hosts.

New group can be created and linked to the host. if empty. Optional host IP address. Default value is 10050. List of host groups the host belongs to.6
Configuration parameters: Parameter Name Groups New group DNS name IP address Connect to Description Unique host name. ZABBIX server will use this setting to retrieve data from agents: DNS name – Connect to host DNS name IP address – Connect to host IP (recommended) Port Monitored by proxy ZABBIX agent TCP port number. Ignored. The host can be monitored either by ZABBIX Server or one of Proxies: (no proxy) – host is monitored by ZABBIX Server Proxy name – host is monitored by Proxy “Proxy
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triggers and graphs will be inherited from the templates. Information about items. triggers and graphs Unlink and clear – unlink from template and remove all information inherited from the template
Use IPMI
Enable IMPI management functionality for this host. Enable or disable use of extended Host profile.2. IPMI password Password for authentication.
IPMI IP address IP address of IPMI management device.
19.3. List of Templates The screen provides list of templates. but reserve information about items. IPMI port Port number of the IPMI device.Templates
The screen is used to manage host templates.ZABBIX Manual v1. thus not monitored
Link with template
Link host with one or more templates. User. IPMI username User name for authentication.6
Parameter Status
Description name” Host status: Monitored – Host is active . IPMI privilege level Keep default setting here. Use profile Use extended profile Enable or disable use of Host profile.ready to be monitored Not monitored – Host is not active. Unlink – unlink from template.2.
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2. Link template with one or more templates. if empty. New group can be created and linked to the template. List of Proxies The screen provides list of proxies. triggers and graphs will be inherited from the templates. Ignored.3.
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19.Proxies
The screen is used to manage proxies. Information about items.ZABBIX Manual v1.3.6
Configuration parameters: Parameter Name Groups New group Link with template Description Unique template name.

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Displayed data: Parameter Name Last seen (age) Members Proxy configuration The screen give access to proxy details. Last time we received a heart beat message or data from the Proxy. List of hosts monitored by this Proxy.ZABBIX Manual v1.
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. Description Unique Proxy name.

Description Host Group name.ZABBIX Manual v1. Number of group members (hosts).6
Displayed data: Parameter Name # Members Host group configuration The screen give access to host group details. List of host group members.
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ZABBIX Manual v1. List of Templates The screen provides list of template and linked hosts.
19.5.3.2.
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Configuration parameters: Parameter Group name Hosts Description Unique host group name. List of hosts. members of the group.Template linkage
The screen is used to manage host template linkage.

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. Copy selected to. enter new value and press “Save”.ZABBIX Manual v1.6
Click on a parameter you would like to change... The screen makes possible copy of a selected item to a number of hosts.

Item configuration The screen provides access to configuration of a single item.6
Select hosts you would like to copy items and press “Copy”.
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ZABBIX Agent (active). the description will be automatically changed to “Free disk space on /” Type Key Item type. For The key value must be supported by an agent or ZABBIX server. The key must be unique within a single host. See sections below for detailed description of each type. if key type is ZABBIX Agent. It may contain macros: $1 – first parameter of item key $2 – second parameter $N .free]”.fs.6
Item attributes: Parameter Description Description Item description.Nth parameter For example: Free disk space on $1 If item key is “vfs. Numeric (integer 64bit) – 64bit unsigned integer Numeric (float) – floating point number Character – character (string) data limited to 255 bytes
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. Item key.size[/. Simple check. or ZABBIX aggregate.ZABBIX Manual v1. Type of information Type of received data.

Text – text of unlimited size
Data type
The data type is used for integer items in order to specify expected data type. bps . unixtime – translated to “yyyy.5KB Some units have special processing: b. ZABBIX will add prefix K.09:00-18:00 – refresh set to 10 seconds for working hours. Decimal – data in decimal format Octal – data in octal format Hexadecimal – data in hexadecimal format Zabbix will numeric. Custom multiplier Update interval (in sec) Flexible intervals Multiply all received value by this integer or floatingpoint value. Must be set for keys log[]. etc into B. For example: 10 sec. 2y10m14d3h54m1s Use multiplier Pre-process received values. if units set to ‘B’. automatically perform conversion to
This is supported starting from version 1.dd hh:mm:ss” uptime – translated to “hh:mm:ss” or “N days. Units If set. For example. MBps. M and G). Refresh this item every N seconds. Otherwise ZABBIX cannot correctly set prefixes (K.ZABBIX Manual v1. Otherwise default update interval will be
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. Do not use . special processing for bits.do not pre-process received values Custom multiplier – multiply received values by value defined in Custom multiplier Use this option to convert values received in KB. parameter is treated as number of seconds since 01/01/1970. 1-5.mm. ZABBIX will display: 1 as 1B 1024 as 1KB 1536 as 1.6
Parameter
Description Log – log file. List of exceptions for Update Interval.8. s – translated to “yyymmmdddhhhmmm”. parameter is treated as number of seconds since 01/01/1970. Bps. For example.1000 is 1K.M or G if required and the unit postfix to all received values (1024 is 1K). hh:mm:dd”.

where value – current value value_prev – previously received value – evaluate as (value-
Show value
Apply value mapping to this item.09:00-18:00.Monday. Not supported – item is not supported by ZABBIX or SNMP agent. Delta (simple change) prev_value). …. Period format: dd-dd.6-7.7 .dd-dd.
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Keep history (in days) Keep trends (in days)
Keep detailed history N days in the database.hh:mm-hh:mm. Value mapping does not change received values.count) detailed history N days in the database. Older data will be removed by Housekeeper. For example. Active . however ZABBIX may try to periodically set status of such items to Active if configured. where value – current value value_prev – previously received value time – current timestamp prev_time – timestamp of previous value This setting is extremely useful to get speed per second based on constantly growing value.6
Parameter
Description used.
Status
Store value
As is – no pre-processing Delta (speed per second) – evaluate value as (valprev_value)/(time-prev_time). Disabled – item is disabled.avg. “Windows service states”.hh:mm-hh-mm For example. Older data will be removed by Housekeeper. it is for displaying data only.ZABBIX Manual v1. This item will not be processed.max.active (normal) status. This item will not be processed. Keep aggregated (hourly min. ZABBIX will process this item. It works with integer items only. 1-5.
Applications
Link item to one or more applications.

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19.1. Trigger status.Triggers
19.6
See more details about items in other sections of the Manual.
Displayed data: Parameter Severity Status Name
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Description Colored trigger severity. Note that Disable status are hidden by default. List of Triggers The screen provides list of triggers linked to a host.5.2.Triggers
The screen is used to manage triggers.

It is very effective way of changing attributes of a number of triggers.6
Parameter Expression
Description Trigger expression.
Click on a parameter you would like to change. enter new value and press “Save”. The screen makes possible copy of a selected trigger to a number of hosts.
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Trigger mass-update screen The screen is accessible by selecting triggers and clicking on button “Mass update”.ZABBIX Manual v1..

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Select hosts you would like to copy items and press “Copy”.
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.ZABBIX Manual v1. Trigger configuration The screen provides access to configuration of a single trigger.

If not empty. contact detail of responsible staff. Normal – events are generated normally. Add new dependency. etc. Trigger can be disabled if required. Logical expression used for calculation of trigger state. on TRIGGER status change Normal + Multiple TRUE events – events are also generated on every TRUE evaluation of the trigger Severity Comments Trigger severity.
URL Disabled
See more details about triggers in other sections of the Manual. Text field used to provide more information about this trigger. May contain instructions for fixing specific problem.ZABBIX Manual v1. the URL is used in the screen ‘Status of Triggers’. List of triggers the trigger depends on.6
Trigger attributes: Parameter Name Expression The trigger depends on New dependency Event generation Description Trigger name.
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Action configuration The screen provides access to configuration of a single action.
More configuration options are available If escalation is enabled:
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See more details about configuration of actions.
19.Graphs
The screen is used to manage custom graphs.2.7. List of Graphs The screen provides list of graphs.7.ZABBIX Manual v1.
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19.

Number of columns in the screen.ZABBIX Manual v1.
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Screen high-level attributes: Parameter Name Columns Rows Description Unique screen name.
Screen configuration (screen elements) The screen provides access to configuration of a single screen giving access to configuration of all elements. Number of rows in the screen.

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Click on a screen element (cell) to change what information should be displayed in the screen cell.

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Parameter
Description Left – left side Right – right side Top – top of the icon
Map configuration (configuration of map elements) The screen provides access to configuration of map icons and links. List of map elements (icons):
List of links:
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ZABBIX Manual v1. any string.8 Label location Label location: Default – Map's default label location Bottom – bottom (under the icon) Left – left side Right – right side Top – top of the icon
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Map element attributes: Parameter Type Description Type of the element: Host – icon representing status of all triggers of the selected host Map – icon representing status of all elements of a map Trigger – icon representing status of a single trigger Host group – icon representing status of all triggers of all hosts belonging to Image – just an icon not linked to any resources Label Icon label. Macros and multi-line string can be used in labels starting from version 1.

Icon to be used if the selected host is disabled. Y coordinate for the map element. Status of all triggers of this host group will be used. Status of all elements of this map will be used.
Map link attributes:
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Configuration of a link The screen provides access to configuration of a link. the URL will be used when an user clicks on the screen element. Icon to be used in case of problems (one or more). X coordinate for the map element. Icon to be used in case of problems (one or more). Status of this triggers will be used.ZABBIX Manual v1.6
Parameter Host Map Trigger Host group Icon (ok) Icon (problem) Icon (unknown) Icon (disabled) Coordinate X Coordinate Y URL
Description Status of triggers of this hosts will be used. Icon to be used when no problem exists.

2.10.2. List of triggers linked to the link.IT Services
19.IT Services
The screen is used to manage IT Services.6
Parameter Element 1 Element 2 Link status indicators Type (OK)
Description Unique screen name. Default link style: Line – single line Bold line – bold line Dot .dots Dashed line – dashed line
Color (OK)
Default link color.
19.1. In case if a trigger has status PROBLEM. Number of columns in the screen.10. List of IT Services The screen provides list of IT Services.ZABBIX Manual v1. its style is applied to the link.
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Linked to a trigger: none – no linkage trigger name – linked to the trigger. thus dependson the trigger status IT Service configuration The screen provides access to configuration of a user-defined screen.6
Displayed data: Parameter Service Status calculation Trigger Description Service name.ZABBIX Manual v1.
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calculation How to calculate status of the service: Do not calculate – do not calculate service status Problem. By default. all service operates 24x7x365.ZABBIX Manual v1. Parent service. SLA percentage for this service. List of child services the service depends on. Add new service times to make exceptions. For reference only. It is used for reporting. it cannot be changed. if all children have problems – consider problem if all children have problems Calculate SLA Acceptable SLA (in %) Service times New service time
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IT Service attributes: Parameter Name Parent service Depends on Status algorithm Description Service name.

1. Display sort order.
19.2. List of discovery rules The screen provides list of discovery rules. Service state within this period does not affect SLA. Uptime – service uptime Downtime – Service state within this period does not affect SLA.Discovery
19. lowest comes first.Discovery
The screen is used to manage discovery rules.2.
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Link to trigger Sort order
Services of the lowest level must be linked to triggers.11.6
Parameter
Description One-time downtime – a single downtime.

SMTP. NNTP.33 Range of IP addresses: 192.2.ZABBIX Manual v1.60-70
Status
Status of the discovery rule: Active – the rule is active Disabled – the rule is disabled
New service time
Service times: One-time downtime – a single downtime.168. ZABBIX Agent. Format: Single IP: 192. FTP.1. SNMPv2 Agent
New check Port
SLA percentage for this service.Export
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Link to trigger Sort order
Services of the lowest level must be linked to triggers. lowest comes first. TCP. HTTP.12.2.168.1.Export/Import
19.1.55. List of supported checks: SSH. This parameter may be one of following: Single port: 22 Range of ports: 22-45 List: 22-45.1.1-100.1-255 List: 192. LDAP. Uptime – service uptime Downtime – Service state within this period does not affect SLA.2. Who performs discovery: (no proxy) – ZABBIX Server is doing discovery proxy name – This proxy performs discovery
IP range
Range of IP addresses for discovery.1-255. Service state within this period does not affect SLA.168.168. POP.192.2. Display sort order. It is used for reporting.6
Parameter Name Discovery by proxy
Description Unique name of the discovery rule.192.
19.168. SNMPv1 Agent. IMAP.12.200
Delay (seconds) Checks
This parameter defines how often ZABBIX should execute this rule in seconds.

19.3.6
19.3.1. however his ZABBIX password will not be used.ZABBIX Manual v1.HTTP
The screen can be used to enable Apache based (HTTP) authentication.1. The authentication will be used to check user names and passwords. Note that an user must exist in ZABBIX as well.
Configuration parameters: Parameter Description
HTTP Authentication This parameter defines if Apache based authentication is enabled.Authentication
19.1. Enabled
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.3.Administration
The Administration Tab is available to users Super Administrators only.

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Note: Be careful! Make sure that Apache authentication is configured and works
properly before switching it on.
Note: In case of Apache authentication all users (even with GUI Access set to
Internal) will be authorised by Apache. not by ZABBIX!
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com ldaps://ldap. For secure LDAP connection port number is normally 636.
Configuration parameters: Parameter LDAP Host Description Name of LDAP ldap://ldap.
For
example:
For secure LDAP server use ldaps//.zabbix. however his ZABBIX password will not be used.com Port Port of LDAP server.ou=system
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ou=Users. Note that an user must exist in ZABBIX as well. Default is 389. ZABBIX LDAP authentication works at least with Microsoft Active Directory and OpenLDAP..6
19.3.LDAP
The screen can be used to enable external LDAP authentication.zabbix.2.ZABBIX Manual v1. The authentication will be used to check user names and passwords. Base DN
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Users
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Note: Some user group can still be authorised by ZABBIX. List of users It provides list of users.1. Enabled Test Authentication Login User Password Name of a test user.ZABBIX Manual v1.Users
The screen can be used to manage ZABBIX users. The user must exist in LDAP. ZABBIX will not activate LDAP authentication if it is unable to authenticate the test user. LDAP password of the test user.2.ou=system Password for binding to the LDAP server. These group must
have GUI Access set to Internal.2.
LDAP Authentication Enable LDAP authentication.6
Parameter Search Attribute Bind DN Bind Password
Description uid uid=Admin.3.

Enable if you want ZABBIX to remember you. Browser cookies are used for this. - User will be logouted after N seconds if inactivity. Set it to 0 to disable auto-logout. Make ZABBIX to transfer you to the URL after successful login. Refresh used for graphs, screens, plain text data, etc. Can be set to 0 to disable.

URL (after login) Refresh (in seconds)

Click on User Right Show to display user rights. It is impossible to change user rights here, the rights depend on user group membership! The information is available read-only.

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19.3.2.2.User Groups
The screen can be used to manage ZABBIX user groups. List of user groups It provides list of user groups.

Displayed data:

Parameter Name User status GUI Access

Description Host group name. Must be unique. Enabled – users are active Disabled – all users of the group are disabled Displays how the users are authenticated. System default – use default authentication Internal – use ZABBIX authentication Disabled – access to ZABBIX GUI is forbidden

Members

List of group members

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User group configuration

Configuration parameters: Parameter Group name Users GUI Access Description Unique group name. List of members of this group. How the users of the group are authenticated. System default – use default authentication Internal – use ZABBIX authentication Disabled – access to ZABBIX GUI is forbidden Users Status Status of group members: Enabled – users are active Disabled – users are disabled Rights Three lists for different host permissions: Read-write – host groups with read-write access Read-only – host groups with read-only access Deny – host groups with deny access

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Click on User rights (Show) to see what permissions the user group have:

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19.3.3.Media types
19.3.3.1.Media types
The screen can be used to manage ZABBIX users. List of media types It provides list of media types. Media type is a delivery method for user notifications.

Description Script – script based notification Script name - name of the custom script

19.3.4.Scripts
The screen can be used to manage user-defined scripts. The scripts are executed on ZABBIX Server side even for hosts monitored by a proxy. List of scripts It provides list of scripts known to ZABBIX. Depending on permission, ZABBIX user may execute a script from the front-end by clicking on host from certain screens.

Description Unique script name. Full patch to a command, which will be executed on user request. The command will run on ZABBIX Server side. The following macros are supported here: {HOST.CONN} {HOST.DNS}

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19.3.an user must have read permission for the host to execute the script Write .Audit
The screen can be used to see front-end audit records and list of notifications sent to users.an user must have write permission for the host to execute the script.CONN} A special syntax for IPMI commands must be used: IPMI <ipmi control> [value] For example: IPMI power off
User group Host group Host access
The script is available to members of the user group only. The script is available for hosts of the host group only.6
Parameter
Description {IPADDRESS} For example: /bin/ping-c 3 {HOST. Read .

ZABBIX Manual v1. Message used in notification. List of recipients.
Displayed data: Parameter Time Type Description Time stamp when an action took place. Error if the notification was not sent.
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Audit actions The screen provides access to history of notifications and remote commands. Type of executed operation: Notifications Remote command Status Status: Not sent Sent Retires left Recipient(s) Message Error Number of retires left.

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. displayed last.
For each Proxy and local ZABBIX Server the following data is displayed: Parameter Proxy Description Proxy name or Server. Server.6
Overview by proxy The view gives more detailed information about performance of ZABBIX Server and Proxies. shows statistics about local server.ZABBIX Manual v1.

ZABBIX Manual v1. Host name. Item name.
List of items is displayed with the following details: Parameter Next check Host Description Description Expected time stamp of next data retrieval.6
Details The view gives very detailed information about delayed items. The time stamps will always be in the past.
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For each user number of notifications is displayed per each media type.Notifications
This is report on number of notifications sent to each user grouped by media types.3.ZABBIX Manual v1.6
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Locales
Locales provides functionality for easy editing of translations of ZABBIX frontend. Locale selection Select locale you'd like to select for further processing.ZABBIX Manual v1.
Parameters: Parameter Take for default locale Locale to extend New entries Description The locale will be used as a base one.6
19. Do not add – if something is not translated. Select language you'd like to improve. leave translation empty Fill with default value – if something is not translated. fill translation with default value
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ZABBIX Manual v1. press button “Download” to have translation file.6
Translation form This form is used to translate phrases used in ZABBIX front-end.
Once translation is ready. Left side is filled with default language. which can be used to replace files under include/locales. right side consists of translated phrases.
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the hardware configuration will be able to handle 600x2=1200 servers.
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20. then number of monitored servers can be increased even up to 5x-10x times.6
20.1.Operating System
 Use latest (stable!) version of OS  Exclude unnecessary functionality from kernel  Tune kernel parameters ZABBIX configuration parameters Many parameters may be tuned to get optimal performance.23. 256Mb. You want to update these parameters once in 30 seconds.2.ZABBIX Manual v1. kernel 2.18-14. How many servers can be monitored by ZABBIX on the hardware.2. MySQL/MyISAM 3.2.2.Performance Tuning
20. we see that ZABBIX is able to handle 600 servers (or 6000 checks). IDE) is able to collect more than 200 parameters per second from servers being monitored (assuming no network delays). If this is not a requirement.Real world configuration
Server with ZABBIX 1.1. Suppose.4.0 installed (RedHat Linux 8.
20. Doing simple calculation. These calculations made in assumption that all monitored values are retrieved as soon as required (latency is 0).54a-4. each server you monitor has ten parameters to watch for. In case if these parameters need to be updated once in a minute. Pentium IV 1.5Ghz.0. one may ask? It depends on number of monitored parameters and how often ZABBIX should acquire these parameters.Hardware
General advices on hardware:  Use fastest processor available  SCSI or SAS is better than IDE (performance of IDE disks may be significantly improved by using utility hdparm) and SATA  15K RPM is better than 10K RPM which is better than 7200 RPM  User fast RAID storage  Use fast Ethernet adapter  Having more memory is always better
20.Performance tuning
It is very important to have ZABBIX system properly tuned for maximum performance.

 for large installations.4. MySQL  use stable release of a database engine  rebuild MySQL or PostgreSQL from sources to get maximum performance  follow performance tuning instructions taken from MySQL or PostgreSQL documentation  for MySQL. This is because of increased parallelism.3. contains minimum number of parameters (ideally. keeping of MySQL temporary files in tmpfs is recommended
20. However. DBSocket MySQL only. and 'trends' are most heavily used tables.ZABBIX Manual v1. DebugLevel Optimal value is 3.
20.General advices
 monitor required parameters only  tune ‘Update interval’ for all items. 'items' 'functions'.  keep database tables on different hard disks  'history'. InnoDB requires more CPU power. parallelism is increased. i. 0 at any given moment). That is the fastest and the most secure way. Optimal number of instances is achieved when queue.Database Engine
This is probably most important part of ZABBIX tuning. in the same time. this may over load ZABBIX  tune parameters for default templates  tune housekeeping parameters  do not monitor parameters wich return same information. Every additional instance of zabbix_server adds known overhead. This value can be monitored by using internal check zabbix[queue]. ZABBIX heavily depends on availability and performance of database engine.6
zabbix_server StartPollers General rule .2.2.keep value of this parameter as low as possible. 'history_str.  use fastest database engine. on average. It is recommended to use DBSocket for connection to the database.system[procload5] andsystem[procload15] if system[procload] contains all. however.e.5 times faster (comparing to MyISAM) if InnoDB is used. triggers'. use InnoDB table structure  ZABBIX works at least 1. Keeping small update interval may be good for nice graphs.
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 avoid use of triggers with long period given as function argument. max(3600) will be calculated significantly slower than max(60).

Sending alerts via WinPopUps
WinPopUps maybe very useful if you're running Windows OS and want to get quick notification from ZABBIX.1.boulder.1.Monitoring of server's availability
At least three methods (or combination of all methods) may be used in order to monitor availability of a server. It could be good addition for email-based alert messages.1.net/forum/message.1.1.2.ibm. More information is available at http://publibb.Cookbook
21.2.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/sg244504.ZABBIX Manual v1.MySQL
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IBM AS/400 platform can be monitored using SNMP.2.MONITORING OF SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS
21.GENERAL RECIPES
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21.com/Redbooks.2.php?msg_id=2721722.  ICMP ping (Key "icmpping")  Key "status"  Trigger function nodata() for monitoring availability of hosts using only active checks
21.html?Open. Details about enabling of WinPopUps can be found at https://sourceforge.2.6
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Items have to be configured of type ZABBIX Agent and must have keys according to the MRTGEXT documentation.2.2.Mikrotik routers
Use SNMP agent provided by Mikrotik.5. See http://www.WIN32
Use ZABBIX W32 agent included (pre-compiled) into ZABBIX distribution.mikrotik. The agent is compatible with protocol used by ZABBIX.novell.
21.com for more information. For example: * UTIL1 1 minute average CPU utilization * CONNMAX Max licensed connections used * VFKSys bytes free on volume Sys:
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Use MRTG Extension Program for NetWare Server (MRTGEXT.4.16 Distrib 3. It is available from http://forge.com/modules/xfmod/project/?mrtgext.6
Version of MySQL Example: mysql Ver 11.NLM) agent for Novell.49.ZABBIX Manual v1. for pc-linux-gnu (i686)
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In my tomcat environment.authenticate=true \ Dcom.6
Full list of parameter supported by the agent can be found in readme.jmxremote.8. you need to configure your jvm to allow jmx monitoring.port=xxxxx \ -Dcom. you are good. How do you know if you can do this? You can use the sun jconsole utility that comes with the jdk and point it at your machine running the jvm.sun.JMX
First of all.Tuxedo
Tuxedo command line utilities tmadmin and qmadmin can be used in definition of a UserParameter in order to return per server/service/queue performance counters and availability of Tuxedo resources.sun.ssl=false \ -Dcom.password.
21.sun.
21. If you can connect.management. which is part of the software.sun.file=/path/java/jre/lib/management/j mxremote.jmxremote.ZABBIX Manual v1.management.management. Also.6. password"
This tells the jmx server to run on port XXXXX.password file.7.jmxremote.jmxremote \ -Dcom.2. to use password authentication.Informix
Standard Informix utility onstat can be used for monitoring of virtually every aspect of Informix database.sun.
21. I enable it by setting the following options for the jvm: -Dcom.jmxremote.management. ZABBIX can retrieve information provided by Informix SNMP agent. and to refer to the passwords stored in the jmxremote.2.2. See the sun
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you can use the command line tool like this /<pathTo>/java -jar <jmxusername>:<jmxpassword> java. After selecting Threading.
The output from this will be all the metrics from this jmx key.
Let's say I am interested in peak threads used by the system.jar <jvmhostname>:<jmxport>
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. The first way is I can use the servlet provided by Tomcat.
Now. (Don't know what jboss has). Threading.
If you don't have a servlet that will allow you to make a http request to the jmx interface. jconsole will also provide you the information you need to query specific jmx attributes from the information tab. there are two ways that I can grab the jmx attribute values (or effect a jmx operation). Parse the output and grab the number of your choice. (You might consider enabling ssl to make the connection more secure.lang:type=Threading' where the jmx username and password are the ones defined in the file defined in the jvm options above. The second way is I can send well formatted requests via a jmx command line tool. and I can see the name of the mbean is "java.6
docs on jconsole for details. since I use Tomcat. I browse down through the jmx objects via jconsole.lang.)
Once that is done. I can do the following: curl -s -u<jmxusername>:<jmxpassword> 'http://<tomcat_hostname>/manager/jmxproxy/?qry=java.lang:type=Threading"
With tomcat. find it under java. I can then run jconsole and see everything that is currently exposed (and to verify that I can connect properly). I click on the info tab.lang:type=Threading PeakThreadCount /<pathTo>/cmdline-jmxclient.ZABBIX Manual v1. the qry string is the one obtained from jconsole.

sun. you can then turn that command into a zabbix userparm.maxthreads.ZABBIX Manual v1. e.
Once you can reliably grab the data you are interested in.5.jar <jmxusername>:<jmxhostname> <jvmhostname>:<jmxport> java. Leaving it out will give you a list of all the attributes available under Threading. Again..html General Information on JMX
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Need a command line jmx client? I use the one from here: http://crawler. parse the output for the data of your choice.g.archive.ment/agent. print $1 }' or UserParameter=jvm.org/cmdline-jmxclient/ Information on setting up jmx monitoring for your jvms http://java. /<pathTo>/java -jar /<pathTo>/cmdlinejmxclient. UserParameter=jvm.com/j2se/1. I prefer getting my stats from the servlet via http rather than using the java command line client as it is much "lighter" to start up and grab the information. /usr/bin/curl -s -u<jmxusername>:<jmxpassword> 'http://<tomcat_hostname>/manager/jmxproxy/?qry=java.0/docs.maxthreads.6
The difference with the command line client is you need to specify the attribute you are interested in specifically.lang:type=Threading PeakThreadCount | <some filter to grab just the number you need .left as an exercise to the reader>
That's it. "" ).lang:type=Threading' | / bin/awk '/^PeakThreadCount\:/ { gsub( /[^0123456789]/..

5 jvm also supports snmp which provides another option.
The media will execute a script which will send required information to OpenView.3. The command will return unique message ID which has to be stored somewhere.5.3. then execute OpenView command opcmsg -id application=<application> msg_grp=<msg_grp> object=<object> msg_text=<text>.HP OpenView
ZABBIX can be configured to send messages to OpenView server.
Configure actions to send all (or selected) trigger status changes to the user. If trigger is ON.INTEGRATION
21.verviewTOC.6
http://java. preferrably in a new table of ZABBIX database. Step 3 Configure actions.
21.html
PS: apparently the 1.1..sun.
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The script will have the following logic.com/j2se/1.0/docs. The following steps must be performed: Step 1 Define new media. Step 4 Write media script.
The user has to be linked with the media. Step 2 Define new user.ZABBIX Manual v1. If trigger is OFF then opcmack <message id> has to be executed with message ID retrieved from the database.

The media script is not given here.
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Refer to OpenView official documentation for more details about opcmsg and opcmack.

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 new functionality is clearly described  no copyright issues associated with your work Please. My assistance is guaranteed!  Report bugs Please.  Write review ZABBIX is relatively new software and many people are not aware of its existence. please. It gives very useful information that allows us make the software better.Contribute
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. I believe this policy guarantees high quality of the software and makes support more efficient. Report any compatibility issues. It is not necessary to send patches or workarounds.  Write code Before sending a patch or a piece of code. make sure that:  new code is in sync with ZABBIX coding conventions  new code is tested and works under all supported platforms. It also helps justify priorities for the feature requests. It would be very beneficial for the project to be mentioned in popular tech media. consider discussing your ideas with ZABBIX developers before writing actual code. Comparison to existing Open Source and commercial competitive products is especially welcome.

Germany  Ken Smith. USA  Henrik Huhtinen.com available at http://www. Virtual-Planet Group GmbH.6
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 ALEXEI VLADISHEV Author of ZABBIX. C functions.6
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ZABBIX team wants to thank the guys from http://sourceforge. This sort of feedback helps us make the software better.
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I am sorry for not mentioning all who contributed to ZABBIX/ In alphabetical order:  ALEXANDER KALIMULIN Help with various issues related to C.